Spain’s Supreme Court has cleared the prominent judge Baltasar Garzón of violating a 1977 amnesty law with his investigation of Franco-era crimes. Two right-wing groups had accused Garzón of overstepping his powers by trying to prosecute crimes committed between 1936 and 1975. Garzón had said crimes against humanity should not be subject to an amnesty. Earlier this month, Garzón was suspended from the bench for 11 years after being found guilty of illegal phone-tapping.