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| May 12, 2021 | New York Police Union Tells NYPD End Of Qualified Immunity Will Force Officers To… Act Lawfully | One of the NYPD’s unions — the Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) — is feeling ways about stuff again. Last month, the New York City Council passed a number of police reforms which included taking away qualified immunity as a defense in... |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Denying Immunity, Supreme Court Lets Man Left In Cells “Teeming With Human Waste” Sue Prison Guards | WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 26, 2020 -- Photo taken on Oct. 26, 2020 shows the U.S. Supreme Court in ... [+] Washington, D.C., the United States. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Ting Shen via Getty Images)Xinhua News Agency/Getty I... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Hold Police Accountable by Changing Public Tort Law, Not Just Qualified Immunity | Politicians, scholars and jurists on both sides of the aisle have pointed to the elimination of qualified immunity as a means to ensure greater law enforcement accountability in the wake of George Floyd’s tragic death. Congressional Democra... |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Colorado Passes Landmark Law Against Qualified Immunity, Creates New Way To Protect Civil Rights | In a fitting tribute to Juneteenth, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a sweeping law enforcement reform bill on Friday that marks one of the most significant changes to policing amidst the protests over the brutal killing of George Floyd. Am... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Appeals Court Judge: Supreme Court Needs To Unfuck The Public By Rolling Back The Qualified Immunity Doctrine | It’s not often you see a sitting judge condemn years of case law, especially when some of it is case law he likely helped convert into circuit precedent. But with everyone’s eyes currently on brutal cops and the system that has encouraged l... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Appeals Court Judge: Supreme Court Needs To Unfuck The Public By Rolling Back The Qualified Immunity Doctrine | It's not often you see a sitting judge condemn years of case law, especially when some of it is case law he likely helped convert into circuit precedent. But with everyone's eyes currently on brutal cops and the system that has encouraged l... |
| Jun 6, 2020 | What Is Qualified Immunity, and What Does It Have to Do With Police Reform? | The protests ignited by the killing of George Floyd have put a spotlight on the legal doctrine of qualified immunity. While qualified immunity is not at issue in the prosecution of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the thr... |