Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social

I haven’t thought deeply about the public authority exception, but I’m comfortable saying that this opinion goes far beyond that. What’s your view?

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 14:00 UTC

Additionally, isn’t there a significant distinction between absolute or presumptive immunity for conduct and whether the conduct is legal/whether an advice of counsel defense is available?

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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 14:02 UTC

Oh, yes, beyond for sure, but partly by revealing the foreign affairs exceptionalism of prior debate—no rule of law long treated as completely normal tolerable for presidents there, even when it came to killing fellow citizens (not just fellow humans).

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