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Justice Sotomayor Calls Out Fifth Circuit’s ‘Highly Questionable’ Reversal in Qualified Immunity Case of Man Kicked and Punched by Louisiana Cops

Colin KalmbacherDec 6th
Federal Appeals Court Grants Officer Qualified Immunity in Case of Woman Who Begged for Help and Suffered Fatal Overdose in Back of Patrol Car

Colin KalmbacherNov 15th
SCOTUS Sides with Police in Two Qualified Immunity Cases, Reverses Two Circuit Courts

Elura NanosOct 18th
Justice Sotomayor Pens Lone Dissent in Qualified Immunity Case Where Trooper Shot and Killed Man Who ‘Never Threatened’ Him

Colin KalmbacherOct 4th
Appeals Court Affirms Immunity for Cops Who Tased Gasoline-Soaked Man and Burned Him to Death

Elura NanosJul 7th
Clarence Thomas Really Wants to Get Rid of Qualified Immunity. The Rest of the Justices Don’t Seem to Agree.

Elura NanosJul 2nd
Attorney for Ashli Babbitt’s Family Threatens $10M Lawsuit, Says Capitol Police Opened Fire for ‘No Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpose’

Jerry LambeApr 29th
New York Becomes First City to Eliminate Qualified Immunity Protections for Police Officers

Jerry LambeMar 26th
Left-Liberal Alliance Introduces House and Senate Bills to End Qualified Immunity for Police Officers

Colin KalmbacherMar 1st
Biden Admin Argues in Favor of Qualified Immunity in Case Where Police Seized Guns from Man’s Home without Warrant

Jerry LambeMar 1st
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Against Michigan Man Beaten, Hospitalized by Undercover Federal Task Force Officers

Aaron KellerFeb 25th
Federal Appeals Court Denies Qualified Immunity to Officer Who Tear Gassed Reporters Covering 2014 Ferguson Unrest

Jerry LambeJan 28th
Qualified Immunity: Federal Court Says No Violation Occurred When Prison Guards Forced ‘Completely Innocent’ Woman to Remove Her Tampon for Inspection

Colin KalmbacherJan 21st
Clarence Thomas Dissented in Horrendous Qualified Immunity Case, But Probably Not for the Reasons People Think

Elura NanosNov 2nd
ABA Fact Check: Qualified Immunity Leaves Plaintiffs in Catch-22 When Claiming Police Misconduct

American Bar AssociationJul 20th
Colorado’s Progressive Governor and Legislature Just Ended Qualified Immunity for Police Officers

Colin KalmbacherJun 19th
Inmate Wrote That He ‘Wanted’ a Female Prison Guard and Ended Up in Solitary for 3 Months. A Court Granted the Jailers Immunity.

Jerry LambeJun 8th
Court Overturns Qualified Immunity in Police Killing of Marine Corps Veteran Who Accidentally Activated ‘Life Aid’ Device

Jerry LambeJun 2nd
Plainclothes Cops Beat Man on His Own Porch and Were Granted Immunity — Now This Is Happening

Jerry LambeApr 2nd
Officer Gets Immunity After Leaving Developmentally Disabled Man on Side of Road Where He Later Died

Jerry LambeFeb 21st