Qualified Immunity Is Not Limited to Police Brutality. It Protects a Wide Variety of Abusive Officials.
An analysis of appeals involving the doctrine finds that less than a quarter "fit the popular conception of police accused of excessive force."
An analysis of appeals involving the doctrine finds that less than a quarter "fit the popular conception of police accused of excessive force."
R. Anthony Rupp III was cited and detained after he called a police officer an "asshole" after the cop nearly drove into two pedestrians.
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Unlike Biden's conduct, Special Counsel Robert Hur notes, the document-related charges against Trump feature "serious aggravating facts."
Luke Weiland has filed a lawsuit alleging that police used "excessive" force.
Yang Hengjun's punishment will be commuted to life in prison if he passes a probationary period. But the espionage accusations against him are highly spurious.
By definition, people assigned bail have been judged safe to release into the general population. Requiring them to post cash bail is needlessly punitive.
Greg and Teresa Almond lost their house and livelihood over a misdemeanor drug crime. Sheriff's deputies never got a warrant to search their house.
A federal judge allowed a lawsuit against the officers to proceed, finding evidence of several constitutional violations.
The pair were then taken to a local jail, where they were mistreated further.
AI tools churning out images of fake IDs could help people get around online age-check laws.
The decision likens the federal law to Reconstruction era restrictions on firearms near polling places.
After placing a pro-Palestinian front page over Northwestern's student newspaper, two students face "theft of advertising services" charges.
In some sense, the case seemed to hinge on what prosecutors wished the law said, not on what it actually says.
The appeals court says it "cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter."
"It's crazy to me that somebody can be pulled over and have their cash and truck taken for an alleged crime, get acquitted of that crime, but they still never get their property back," Stitt said.
Michigan jurors are considering whether Crumbley's carelessness amounted to involuntary manslaughter.
For sex workers and their clients, Super Bowl season can mean a higher chance of getting nabbed by cops.
Tyler Harrington has filed a lawsuit after four police officers burst into his home in the middle of the night.
The verdict vindicates the constitutional rights that Louisiana sheriff's deputies flagrantly violated when they hauled Waylon Bailey off to jail.
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"The sole basis for targeting Joe was the race/ethnicity of his wife and her occupation" at an Asian massage parlor, the lawsuit claims.
The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens.
The appeals court dismissed a civil rights lawsuit by a Laredo gadfly who was arrested for asking questions.
Following the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith last week, Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill to bring the execution method to their state.
Priscilla Villarreal, also known as "Lagordiloca," has sparked a debate about free speech and who, exactly, is a journalist.
The proposal seems to conflict with a Supreme Court ruling against laws that criminalize mere possession of obscene material.
Kenneth Eugene Smith was likely the first person in the world to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.
The bills would classify police and correctional officers who kill people on the job as crime victims.
Kids were jailed for minor offenses, as detailed in The Kids of Rutherford County podcast.
Since leaving Houston, Art Acevedo has bounced from job to job, continuing a spotty career marred by scandal.
Florida Republicans and police unions insist that toothless civilian oversight boards are still more scrutiny than police deserve.
While not perfect, the move is a step in the right direction for civil liberties.
People who were disenfranchised based on felony convictions face a new obstacle to recovering their voting rights.
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Harvey Murphy was wrongfully arrested for robbing a Sunglasses Hut after facial recognition tech identified him as the robber. The 61-year-old says he was brutally sexually assaulted in jail.
It's a frightening reminder of how far the government will go to get their way—and to warn tech companies against platforming speech it doesn't like.
His understanding of effective leadership and policing should repel anyone who cares about civil liberties and the rule of law.
Qualified immunity is a badly flawed doctrine the Supreme Court should abolish. But Trump's demands are much more extreme.