Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell says the sheer volume of the affidavits she collected shows she exercised due diligence.
New York's new law seems to conflict with a federal statute that protects manufacturers and dealers from liability for gun crimes.
The agency’s legal defense of its eviction moratorium implies that it has vast powers to order Americans around.
The former Trump campaign lawyer plans to defeat defamation lawsuits by showing "what actually happened."
Polling shows a sharp partisan divide on the issue, but it also suggests that compromise might be possible.
A study of civil rights cases found that "police officers are virtually always indemnified" by their employers.
SCOTUS will soon decide whether to hear José Oliva’s argument that he should be allowed to sue V.A. officers for violating his Fourth Amendment rights.
But the agreement could complicate Derek Chauvin's murder trial, and it leaves unresolved the question of whether qualified immunity would have blocked the lawsuit.
The justices did not address one of James King's key arguments, which the 6th Circuit will now consider.
They need not wait for the Supreme Court or Congress to restrict or abolish qualified immunity.
Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, and Jeanine Pirro persistently promoted the wild claims of Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.
A state law eliminated qualified immunity as a defense for abusive officers.
The families of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas say the city's policies and practices invited Fourth Amendment violations.
The company says Donald Trump's leading lawyer perpetrated "a viral disinformation campaign" based on "demonstrably false" charges.
American Thinker says its claims about Dominion Voting Systems were "completely false."
A Connecticut law that made it easier to sue abusive cops is not expected to have a noticeable effect on municipal insurance costs.
Dominion Voting Systems, the focus of the former Trump campaign lawyer's conspiracy theory, is seeking $1.3 billion from her for defamation.
Trump attorney Kurt Hilbert claimed he had reached settlement agreements with state officials, which was news to them.
Both the president and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, have publicly embraced Powell's wild claims about voting machine manipulation.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann rejected an attempt to block certification of Pennsylvania's election results.
The $8.3 billion DOJ settlement is part of a crackdown that has perversely pushed drug users toward more dangerous substitutes.
A brief supporting the company's appeal argues that its discussion of pain treatment was constitutionally protected.
The case is an encouraging sign that the SCOTUS contender is not the sort of judge who bends over backward to shield cops from liability for outrageous misconduct.
Despite an alarming increase in crime, Illinois is illegally delaying gun licenses.
Second Amendment Foundation founder Alan Gottlieb insists "the strength of the NRA is not only in its leadership but in its members," who can do their work outside the NRA's aegis.
The answer speaks volumes about the extent to which that doctrine protects police officers from liability for outrageous conduct.
The decision says the "unbridled and unfettered consolidation of authority in one unelected official" violates due process and the separation of powers.
Responding to a medical alert they knew was erroneous, White Plains officers killed the man they supposedly were trying to help.
Abolishing qualified immunity is a crucial step in holding police accountable for violating our rights.
It's not likely to have the chilling effect he expects. Unfortunately, it might not do as much as criminal justice reformers expect either.
The ruling says the state's top health official exceeded her statutory authority by ordering "nonessential" businesses to close.
An Illinois resident obtained a TRO by citing a 30-day limit, while a New Hampshire hair salon owner says the goal of her state's lockdown has been achieved.
"The public may well have an interest in how litigation is funded by third parties," the judge concludes. A law firm and two litigation finance companies are disputing (among other things) whether the litigation finance agreements are illegally usurious.
The plaintiffs now have to prove that Remington's advertising was not only "unfair or deceptive" but "a proximate cause" of the attack.
Blaming opioid makers for the "opioid crisis" may be emotionally satisfying, but the reality is more complicated.
Can legal sales of prescription opioids constitute a nuisance? Two decisions, based on nearly identical statutes, reach diametrically opposed conclusions.
The plaintiffs say manufacturers broke the law by producing rifles that were compatible with accessories that facilitate rapid firing.
This will fail and more pressing problems will be neglected
The Connecticut Supreme Court rejects an absurdly broad definition of "negligent entrustment" but allows a claim based on "unfair trading practices."
A Colorado jury rejected claims that an indoor cultivation facility had injured the owners of a neighboring horse ranch.
A web developer's First Amendment lawsuit says Sibley, Iowa, officials conspired to silence him.
Lawyers look to cash in for the silliest of reasons.
A likely-fatal blow to to the state's censorious "ag gag" law
Two states attempt to dictate how farmers outside their boundaries treat their animals.
A court says a city can squash your property rights because it thinks vegetables are ugly.
A federal appeals court raises California's unconstitutional ban from the dead.
A group of coffee industry workers sues Everett, Wash. over city's new anti-bikini ordinances.
Legal threats over food marketing appear to be on the rise. But who really benefits?
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