S 590
101th Congress
Senate
Law
Administrative responsibility
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil actions and liability
Injunctions
Judges
Judicial officers
Legal fees
Privileges and immunities
A bill to prohibit injunctive relief, or an award of damages against a judicial officer for action taken in a judicial capacity.
Introduced: March 15, 1989
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8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 830.
Sep 18, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 101-465. Minority views filed.
Jul 26, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 1, 1990
Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment favorably.
Oct 25, 1989
Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-664.
Mar 31, 1989
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Mar 15, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 15, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976 and other Federal civil rights law to provide that a judicial official (includes both State and Federal judges) shall not be liable for any costs, including attorney fees, or injunctive relief in any proceeding brought against the official for an act or omission committed in his or her judicial capacity. Creates an exception if the action was clearly in excess of the official's jurisdiction or, in the case of injunctive relief, if a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 830.
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