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What is the question in the case?
Is a serving President, for separation of powers reasons, entitled to absolute immunity from civil litigation arising out of events which transpired prior to his taking office?
What did the Court hold?
No, the Constitution does not grant a sitting President absolute immunity from civil litigation except under highly unusual circumstances.
How did the District Judge rule on Clinton's immunity request?
He denied the request but ordered the stay of any trial in the matter until after Clinton's presidency.
What was the legal provision reviewed in this case?
Article 1: Seperation of Powers
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On appeal, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal denial but reversed the trial deferment ruling since it would be a "functional equivalent" to an unlawful grant of temporary presidential immunity.
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