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High court backs Indiana judge in sterilization case
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that judges are shielded from damages by judicial immunity even in sterilization orders for minors, reversing the federal appeals court. Justice White led the majority, while Justices Stewart Marshall and Powell dissented, calling the act lawless conduct. The case involved Indiana Judge Harold D. Stump approving a mother's petition to sterilize a 15 year old, without a hearing.
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DeKalb County
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Harold D. Stump
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Byron R White
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Thurgood Marshall
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Warren E. Burger