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 ...

A Georgia school district said “qualified immunity” meant it couldn’t be sued for refusing to implement changes pursuant to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Getty Images) “We cannot stand idly by while rogue federal agents—emboldened by the Trump White House—ravage our ...

Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that tribal officials could not claim sovereign immunity or qualified immunity from potential liability for failure to remit taxes on cigarette sales ...

Some legal experts say the use of qualified immunity in these off-duty jobs, where officers are paid and directed by private businesses, distorts the original intent of the legal doctrine. Seth ...