Qualified Immunity
A recent appellate case takes a look at the question: Can police require vehicle passenger identification?
The appellate court decides whether an officer’s entry into the curtilage of a home was unlawful in a recent case
The defendant officer was initially denied qualified immunity after fatally shooting a violent subject
SWAT
A trial court denied qualified immunity when SWAT officers were sued for causing PTSD to a 2-year-old child
In a case arising from the fatal shooting by a state trooper of an armed civilian threatening suicide, the First Circuit affirmed the trooper was entitled to qualified immunity
The facts of the White v. Pauly case center on a 911 call by two women reporting a potential drunk-driving motorist
The Supreme Court opinion on Mullenix v. Luna focused on one key issue: qualified immunity
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