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Bossier Parish, Louisiana: No Immunity For Officer Bruce Bletz, Who Framed Todd Phillips By Claiming He Framed Himself
Fifth Circuit Says No Immunity For Officer Who Framed A Man By Claiming The Man Framed Himself 14 April 2022 This reads like a film script and plays like a farce. It is one of the most insane decisions you’ll ever read. And it’s not because the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court did something...- Democide
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Brooklyn, New York: U.S. Supreme Court Says You Can Sue Cops Who Frame You on False Charges
The Supreme Court Says You Can Sue Cops Who Frame You on False Charges The previous standard barring such lawsuits made “little sense," wrote Justice Brett Kavanaugh for the majority. 5 April 2022 Police officers could frame people, file bogus charges, conjure evidence out of thin air—and, in...- Democide
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Innocent William Virgil spent 28 years behind bars for murder after officers Norman Wagner & Marc Brandt withheld evidence
Marc Brandt, still alive and free, unlike William Virgin He Spent 28 Years Behind Bars for a Murder He Didn't Commit and Died Before Seeing Justice The police officers who allegedly framed William Virgil were denied qualified immunity. But they're still trying to delay a trial. 30 March 2022...- Democide
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First Amendment Group Tells Appeals Court University Officials Shouldn’t Have Access To Qualified Immunity
First Amendment Group Tells Appeals Court University Officials Shouldn’t Have Access To Qualified Immunity 10 March 2022 Qualified immunity has been heavily criticized for what it allows law enforcement officers to get away with. The Supreme Court-created doctrine excuses officers from civil...- Democide
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Springfield, Ohio: Appeals Court Rules Ohio Cops Didn't Have Cause To Arrest Michael Wood Wearing 'Fuck the Police' Shirt
Appeals Court Rules Ohio Cops Didn't Have Cause To Arrest Man Wearing 'Fuck the Police' Shirt The sheriff's deputies are also not entitled to qualified immunity because the First Amendment right to offend police has been repeatedly upheld. 9 February 2022 Sheriff's deputies in Ohio didn't...- Democide
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Court Grants Qualified Immunity To Officer Who Told Couple To Take Down Facebook Post About Cop Who Shot Their Dog
Spring Hill, Kansas, officer/intimidater Shaun Whitesell (left) & Olathe, Kansas, officer/dog killer Mark Cantrell Court Grants Qualified Immunity To Officer Who Told Couple To Take Down Facebook Post About Off-Duty Cop Who Shot Their Dog 7 February 2022 This case -- sent to us by Eric...- Democide
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Qualified Immunity: There Is Nothing 'Conservative' About Letting Police Violate Our Rights
There Is Nothing 'Conservative' About Letting Police Violate Our Rights Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's support for qualified immunity is in opposition to the principles he says he stands for. 21 January 2021 Newly-minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin appears on track to become somewhat of a...- Democide
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Alamosa, Colorado: 10th Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity To Social Worker Marcia Tuggle Who Fabricated A Mother's Confession Of Child Abuse
Not specifically police-related but very relevant given how often cops lie in their reports and fabricate evidence: Tenth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity To Social Worker Who Fabricated A Mother's Confession Of Child Abuse 3 January 2022 For the second time in about as many weeks, an...- Democide
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In 2021, Qualified Immunity Reform Died a Slow, Painful Death
In 2021, Qualified Immunity Reform Died a Slow, Painful Death Despite bipartisan momentum at the federal level, Congress still couldn't get anything over the finish line. 30 December 2021 The year 2021 was widely seen, almost certainly foolishly, as the end of a dark era and the beginning of...- Democide
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After Taking A Couple Of Steps Towards Trimming Back Qualified Immunity, The Supreme Court Regresses To The Mean
After Taking A Couple Of Steps Towards Trimming Back Qualified Immunity, The Supreme Court Regresses To The Mean 25 October 2021 The Supreme Court spent decades making it all but impossible for citizens to successfully sue law enforcement officers for violating their rights. The Supreme Court...- Democide
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Washington Post: Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill.
Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill. 7 October 2021 In the months after George Floyd’s murder, state legislators across the country tried to undo a legal doctrine that makes it virtually impossible to sue police...- Democide
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Prison Guard Who Pepper-Sprayed an Inmate Without Provocation Got Qualified Immunity. SCOTUS Disagreed.
Qualified immunity denied! A Prison Guard Who Pepper-Sprayed an Inmate Without Provocation Got Qualified Immunity. SCOTUS Disagreed. 23 February 2021 The Supreme Court on Monday dealt another blow to qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that shields civil servants from accountability for...- Democide
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Cop Noah Bartelt Killed a Suicidal Man, Willie Gibbons, and Got Qualified Immunity
A Cop Killed a Suicidal Man and Got Qualified Immunity. Justice Sotomayor Isn't Happy About It. 4 October 2021 Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is reiterating her disdain for qualified immunity—a legal doctrine that protects certain government officials from accountability—decades after...- Democide
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