Showing posts with label Civil rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil rights. Show all posts
Monday, November 29, 2021

Jury awards millions in damages against white nationalists for injuries caused during "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville

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After a monthlong trial, a jury in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville found the white nationalists liable on four counts in a lawsuit fi...
Sunday, September 5, 2021

Wrongfully Convicted Man who was Imprisoned for 23 Years Sues Prosecutor

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 A recently exonerated man who spent 23 years in prison has filed a complaint against a longtime Mississippi district attorney alleging vari...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Iowa Senate approves bill to recognize qualified immunity

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 At a time when some courts and states are eliminating qualified immunity (see here , here , here and here , for example), Iowa has decided...
Sunday, April 11, 2021

New Mexico abolishes qualified immunity in state claims

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Last week, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico signed a law which eliminates the defense of qualified immunity for public official...
Friday, March 26, 2021

Podcast on qualified immunity

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 A few minutes ago, I reported that New York City has abolished qualified immunity.  Meanwhile, below you will find a podcast in which Prof....

New York City Council abolishes qualified immunity

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Yesterday, the New York City Council passed legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity for police officers; thus removing one ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Courts find that police officers do not have immunity in two recent cases

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As you probably know, police officers often escape possible tort liability because they claim to have qualified immunity.  According to the ...
Monday, January 18, 2021

New study on lawsuits that have resulted in benefits to society as a whole

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The Center for Justice & Democracy has a new study, called Lifesavers 2021: CJ&D’s Guide to Lawsuits that Protect Us All. The study ...