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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 ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – The contentious debate over qualified immunity for police officers returned to Beacon Hill on Tuesday as law enforcement leaders forcefully pushed back against a bill that would ease ...

This editorial by Lucas Grundmeier represents the views of the Register's editorial board. Qualified immunity strikes again. The judge-created doctrine routinely blocks federal juries from hearing ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to negotiate a bipartisan bill to reform federal policing laws, and qualified immunity is a key sticking point. Qualified immunity protects government officials, ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – Ohio voters may end up settling the question of whether police officers and other government officials should continue to be protected from civil liability by the legal doctrine ...

The amendment is moving forward after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's attempts to block it. Supporters argue qualified immunity makes it nearly impossible to sue ...

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 ...