The death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in May 2020 gave momentum to a cross-ideological effort to reform ...

With the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's death approaching, Congress has yet to pass legislation to reform or abolish ...

A federal appeals court ruled two OPD officers cannot claim “qualified immunity” in a lawsuit over the 2022 “ghost chase” ...

Supporters of the amendment to end qualified immunity for police and other government workers kicked off their campaign to ...

The jury awarded $10,000 to the family of a man killed in 2016. The verdict and award are not expected to stand.

The Supreme Court has held that objectively reasonable actions do not violate the U.S. Constitution. Qualified immunity is ...

Capital B spoke with legal experts Devon Carbado and Delores Jones-Brown about the differences between “qualified immunity,” which police officers are typically granted as part of their invest ...

THE ISSUE UNDER THE LEGAL MICROSCOPE, THERE’S A NEW FOCUS ON THE DOCTRINE OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. >> A FEDERAL JUDGE IN JACKSON RECENTLY QUESTIONED WHETHER THE PRINCIPLE IS CONSTITUTIONAL THAT HAS BEEN ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed that K-9 handler deputy Levi Redding isn’t entitled to qualified immunity after he was accused of violating a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights in ...