Privilege from process
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 242 U.S. 128 - Stewart v. Ramsay · 1916Most cited · 327 citing opinions
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The privilege which is asserted here is the privilege of the court, rather than of the defendant. It is founded in the necessities of the judicial administration, which would be often embarrassed, and sometimes interrupted, if the suitor might be vexed with process while attending upon the court for the protection of his rights, or the witness while attending to testify.
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