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"We never thought there was a serious argument that qualified immunity applies here, and we're very glad the court agreed with us," the ACLU's Dan Barrett said. "We're very pleased that we already ...

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It’s been more than five years since the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer and more than four years since Massachusetts passed a police reform law spurred by that ...

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THE ISSUE UNDER THE LEGAL MICROSCOPE, THERE’S A NEW FOCUS ON THE DOCTRINE OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. >> A FEDERAL JUDGE IN JACKSON RECENTLY QUESTIONED WHETHER THE PRINCIPLE IS CONSTITUTIONAL THAT HAS BEEN ...

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas denied qualified immunity—a legal doctrine that protects local and state government officials from civil liability unless their actions violate a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal judge says two Osceola County deputies do not have qualified immunity in a deadly shooting from 2022 outside a Target ...

A federal judge says two Osceola County deputies do not have qualified immunity in a deadly shooting from 2022 outside a Target store. Judge Gregory Presnell explained in 60-page order that a series ...