U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law
May 15, 2020
Qualified immunity: Are we there yet?
Are we there yet? Some jurisprudential road trips wind longer than others. But the history in federal courts of qualified immunity takes the prize.
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
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Are we there yet? Some jurisprudential road trips wind longer than others. But the history in federal courts of qualified immunity takes the prize. Qualified immunity is a doctrine created by federal judges to protect government officials from liability for violating constitutional or federally protected rights, typically misconduct by police officers. An all-sided scholarly attack on the doctrine appears to be reaching a crescendo. Litigants are pounding on the high ...
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