Me. Justice Stewaet, with whom Me. Justice Rehnquist joins, dissenting. New questions concerning a plaintiff’s complaint are more basic than whether it states a cause of action. The present case, however, involves a preliminary question that may be completely dispositive, for, as the Court recognizes, “the [Speech or Debate] Clause shields federal legislators with absolute immunity 'not…
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