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BRISCOE v. LAHUE

No. 81-1404.

460 U.S. 325 (1983)

BRISCOE ET AL. v. LAHUE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1983

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund B. Moran, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Robert A. Creamer.

Harriet Lipkin argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief was William T. Enslen.

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents a question of statutory construction: whether 42 U. S. C. § 1983 (1976 ed., Supp. V) authorizes a convicted person to assert a claim for damages against a police officer for giving perjured testimony at his criminal trial. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that witnesses are absolutely immune from damages liability based on their testimony, and rejected the petitioners' contention...

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