DOMBROWSKI et al. v. EASTLAND et al.
Supreme Court Cases
387 U.S. 82 (1967)
Case Overview
Action
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Facts/Syllabus
Petitioners claimed that respondents, Chairman of the Internal Security Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee's chief counsel, tortiously entered into and participated in a conspiracy with Louisiana officials to seize petitioners' property and records in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Louisiana courts held the arrests and searches illegal. Here, the court below, while recognizing difficulty in concluding that there were no disputed issues of fact respecting petitioners' claim, upheld summary dismissal of the action on the ground of respondents' legislative immunity.
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