Originating from a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court opinion regarding the termination of government employees in retaliation for speaking out about the Nixon Administration, the doctrine of qualified immunity ...
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 ...
Florida sheriff’s deputies were conducting a training exercise in the parking lot of a Target when they became aware of a ...
The ruling is the second this year that attorney Tracey Hinson has won from the Third Circuit. In January, the court ruled that a Newark police officer is not entitled to qualified immunity in a civil ...
Congresswoman Pressley delivered a floor speech on the need to end qualified immunity for federal law enforcement, including immigration officers. Watch the floor speech here.
Minneapolis entered January with unusually mild weather and a sense of calm, but that was shattered two days later when a ...
During his first bid to become Virginia attorney general, Jay Jones promoted legislative efforts to divest from the police, pull cops from schools, end qualified immunity for law enforcement, and ...