
Benjamin L. Pavone
Qualified immunity, the 50-year-old doctrine intended to protect public officials from frivolous lawsuits alleging violations of constitutional rights that has also been called a shield for bad police behavior, might be reconsidered or done away when the U.S. Supreme Court meets this Friday, attorneys say.
Washington D.C.-based policy analyst Jay Schweikert of the Cato Institute believes the Supreme Court intentionally delayed the re...
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