U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 16, 2020
High court passes on qualified immunity challenges
Any changes in qualified immunity protections for government officials, including police officers, will not be made by the U.S. Supreme Court anytime soon after it denied eight challenges to the doctrine Monday.
Any changes in qualified immunity protections for government officials, including police officers, will not be made by the U.S. Supreme Court anytime soon after it denied eight challenges to the doctrine Monday.
Legislation is pending in Congress that would include a provision eliminating the decades-old legal protections, but Republicans in the U.S. Senate have said they would oppose any changes even though a bill is expected to pas...
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