States Tackling 'qualified Immunity' For Police As Congress Squabbles Over The Issue

The fight in Congress to reform how the nation's police officers go about their jobs has reinvigorated a discussion over so-called "qualified immunity," a controversial federal doctrine that protects officers accused of violating the Constitution while on duty.

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  • Mississippi Judge Rules Qualified Immunity 'Has No Basis in Law' In Cause Brought By Wrongfully Arrested Black Man, Paves Way for Civil Rights Justice
    A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi recently denied qualified immunity to a detective who had falsely accused a Mississippi man of capital murder and, in doing ...
    05/28/2024 - 4:02 am | View Link
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