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Efforts by Uvalde parents to sue police over shooting response are likely to fail due to 'government immunity,' legal experts say
Despite reports that police refused to send officers into Robb Elementary School, legal experts say…
Erin Snodgrass
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Mississippi sheriff who oversaw 'goon squad' that tortured Black men fights for immunity in yet another case of excessive force
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey has overseen a department at the center of several killings and …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A New Hampshire police department described qualified immunity as a 'unique benefit' in a job listing
Qualified immunity protects law enforcement officers from individual liability unless they violate …
Morgan Keith
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Supreme Court backs qualified immunity for police officers, allowing cops greater protection from lawsuits
The court backed qualified immunity for police officers accused of using excessive force in separat…
Kelly McLaughlin,Oma Seddiq
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The Supreme Court won't reexamine qualified immunity, the controversial legal doctrine protects cops from misconduct lawsuits
Even before the police killing of George Floyd, a range of experts and advocates were urging the Su…
Isaac Scher
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Diplomat arrested in New York dodges rape charge due to immunity: reports
The South Sudanese ambassador to the UN was arrested on suspicion of rape but was set free after po…
Matthew Loh
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A stacked deck: How police forces get away with killing more than 1,000 Americans a year
Most people who shoot and kill someone else are investigated and prosecuted. Police have a differen…
Isaac Scher
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A man who raised thousands after the death of his spouse was arrested after police say he killed his husband and staged a crime scene
A Florida man who raised thousands on GoFundMe for his husband's funeral has been accused by police…
Joshua Zitser
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More than 300 law professors urge Congress to address police impunity
The law professors argue that "decisive action must be taken to restore faith in government and the…
Charles Davis
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The House passed a police reform bill named for George Floyd that would ban choke holds and 'qualified immunity' for officers
The bill, which is supported by President Biden, heads to the Senate where it needs at least 10 Rep…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Sanders and Warren propose ending 'qualified immunity' for police, which would make it easier to hold cops accountable for misconduct
The legal concept of "qualified immunity" makings it harder to hold police officers personally liab…
Charles Davis
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A Seattle cop joked that a woman run over and killed by police had 'limited value.' Those comments could spark a civil lawsuit payout, a lawyer said.
The Seattle Police Department released bodycam footage in which an officer says a woman who was run…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Grace Eliza …
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Federal judge rules that Trump can be sued over the Capitol riot and does not have absolute immunity
"The court well understands the gravity of its decision," the ruling said. "But the alleged facts o…
Sonam Sheth
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs 'anti-riot' bill that grants civil immunity to drivers who hit protesters and protects police budgets from being cut
DeSantis pushed the bill, which he signed Monday, last year in the wake of nationwide Black Lives M…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Police groups challenge the GOP claim that Democrats sought to 'defund the police' in reform legislation
Groups representing members of law enforcement said reform legislation did not in fact propose "def…
Charles Davis
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Immunity passports are riddled with privacy risks, loaded with ethical problems, and might not even help stop the spread of COVID-19, research finds
Top10VPN researcher Samuel Woodhams said there was a risk data from immunity passport apps could be…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Federal judge appears skeptical of Trump lawyers' claim that he's immune to civil litigation over January 6 remarks
The judge focused on the breadth of Trump's claim, asking whether there was anything a president co…
Sonam Sheth,C. Ryan Barber
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Officials in Trump's administration say, despite public denial, the president is actually pushing for a herd immunity strategy for COVID-19
"Herd immunity is not a strategy or a solution. It is surrender to a preventable virus," Marc Lipsi…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Kamala Harris tells Tyre Nichols' funeral attendees that Congress must pass a sweeping police reform bill: 'It's non-negotiable'
"We demand that Congress pass the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act," Harris told mourners at M…
Nicole Gaudiano,Warren Rojas
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Lawyers planning to defend the suspected Kenosha gunman run a right-wing organization that brings 'lawsuits to stop the lies and smears of the radical left'
Lawyers behind the #FightBack Foundation planning to defend Kyle Rittenhouse have also represented …