Oral Arguments for Pottawattamie County, et al. v. Harrington, et al.
The Justices Consider Prosecutorial Immunity and the Fourteenth Amendment
At 10:02 a.m. on November 4, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 08_1065, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, et al. v. Terry J. Harrington and Curtis W. McGhee, Jr. At 11:04 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Stephen Sanders, Counsel of Record for Pottawattamie County, et al., and Paul D. Clement, Counsel of Record for Terry J. Harrington and Curtis W. McGhee Jr. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of Pottawattamie County, et al. MR. SANDERS: If a prosecutor’s absolute…