What it means in practice is that any officer—whether state, local, or federal—who violates the Constitution won’t be held ...
A judge denied legal immunity for two Osceola County deputies after they were accused of unreasonable and excessive force ...
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Congress gave Americans the right to sue government officials for civil-rights violations in 1871. Qualified immunity was ...
A federal judge says two Osceola County deputies do not have qualified immunity in a deadly shooting from 2022 outside a ...
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 ...
When officers commit misconduct during off-duty jobs, some judges are granting them immunity historically reserved for on-duty incidents HOUSTON — Shanita Terrell believes someone spiked her drink the ...
BOSTON (WWLP) – Qualified immunity for police officers was a hot-button issue on Beacon Hill in 2020 during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, and lawmakers are debating similar policies ...