COLUMBUS, Ohio — Prompted by a stinging defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Tuesday said he was putting aside his objections and allowing a proposed ...
A criminal task force comprised of multiple law enforcement officers was serving a search warrant on a person suspected of distributing methamphetamine. He had spent 15 years in prison for murder and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (SHNS) – The contentious debate over qualified immunity for police officers returned to Beacon Hill on Tuesday as law ...
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 ...
The Second Department’s April 30, 2025 decision in Ortega v. New York City Transit Authority, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 02596 (2d Dept. April 30, 2025), quietly rewired New York discovery whenever a ...
In the span of just a few weeks in February and March, qualified immunity made headlines in three very different ways. A civil-rights organization publicly urged New York’s governor to abolish it ...
A seasoned Nashville lawyer suing Baker Donelson over his firing is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the law firm's successful qualified immunity defense. Former Baker Donelson partner James ...