Police reform has been at the forefront of protests the past few weeks, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The qualified immunity doctrine is getting a lot of attention. “Qualified ...

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When officers commit misconduct during off-duty jobs, some judges are granting them immunity historically reserved for on-duty incidents HOUSTON — Shanita Terrell believes someone spiked her drink the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six days after 37-year-old Minneapolis mom and wife Renee Good’s shooting death by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, Massachusetts congressional lawmakers Sen. Ed ...

Section 1983 affords a judicial remedy to individuals who suffered deprivations of federal constitutional rights by state and local officials. And yet, in case after case, §1983 plaintiffs who were ...

When people argue about police accountability, one term keeps getting mixed up on purpose: qualified immunity. We are told that if qualified immunity is limited or ended, police officers will be ...

“We cannot stand idly by while rogue federal agents—emboldened by the Trump White House—ravage our communities, brutalize families, and kill our neighbors on the street in cold blood,” said Pressley.