Police reform has been at the forefront of protests the past few weeks, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The qualified immunity doctrine is getting a lot of attention. “Qualified ...
In a list of orders released on Monday morning, the Supreme Court reversed a ruling by a federal appeals court, holding that ...
A Georgia school district said “qualified immunity” meant it couldn’t be sued for refusing to implement changes pursuant to ...
The concept of "qualified immunity," which first originated and was first introduced by the high court in a Freedom Riders case in 1967, evolved into a further doctrine, and under the case Harlow v.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Getty Images) “We cannot stand idly by while rogue federal agents—emboldened by the Trump White House—ravage our ...
From Zorn v. Linton, decided today in an unsigned per curiam opinion: On the Governor's inauguration day in Vermont, ...
When people argue about police accountability, one term keeps getting mixed up on purpose: qualified immunity. We are told that if qualified immunity is limited or ended, police officers will be ...