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 California woman won't be allowed to sue the police officer who allegedly leaked a confidential abuse report to her violent boyfriend after the Supreme Court declined to review her case, ending her ...

General skepticism toward qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that makes it difficult to sue rights-violating state and local government officials, has over the years brought together weird ...

For more than half a century, so-called qualified immunity has shielded police officers from lawsuits. Now, Congress and some state houses are... How Reforming Qualified Immunity Could Transform ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Glyn Hart, 46, died by suicide Nov. 1, 2021, in a La Junta holding cell. (Photo provided by Spencer Bryan) Glyn Hart was suicidal when he crashed into a ...

A Jackson County detective was denied qualified immunity in a lawsuit alleging he lied in an affidavit. Qualified immunity protects government officials from liability unless their conduct violates ...

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a California police officer denied qualified immunity in a civil rights ...

The death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in May 2020 gave momentum to a cross-ideological effort to reform the legal defense known as "qualified immunity," which can protect cops ...

The amendment is moving forward after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's attempts to block it. Supporters argue qualified immunity makes it nearly impossible to sue ...