In the 1976 case of Imbler v. Pachtman, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that when prosecutors act within the scope of their legal duties they enjoy:

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Imbler v. Pachtman ruled that prosecutors have absolute immunity from civil damages for actions that are intimately associated with the judicial phase of the criminal process, such as initiating and pursuing a criminal prosecution.

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