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Group Wants Voters To End Qualified Immunity In Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group has taken the first step to asking voters next year to eliminate qualified immunity for police officers and other government employees accused in… Read More
Supreme Court Will Not Reexamine Doctrine That Shields Police In Misconduct Suits
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Justice Clarence Thomas dissents, saying the “qualified immunity doctrine appears to stray from the statutory text.”
Supreme Court Weighs Qualified Immunity For Police Accused Of Misconduct
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The court-made doctrine that makes it very difficult to sue over excessive force by police is under the microscope.