Qualified Immunity (QI) says that if a government official, including a police officer, violates your legal rights, the official cannot be sued civilly (for money) unless there has already been a ...

Two police officers who arrested an Iowa college student for driving while intoxicated—even though a breathalyzer test showed he was completely sober—do not get qualified immunity protections for ...

A California woman won't be allowed to sue the police officer who allegedly leaked a confidential abuse report to her violent boyfriend after the Supreme Court declined to review her case, ending her ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit upheld a Texas federal court’s denial of qualified immunity to former cop Aaron Dean, who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her home within seconds of encountering ...

It was after midnight when a fight broke out between two men at a bar in Wisconsin in 2017, prompting two other men to try to break up the fight, including Jimmie Sanders, a 33-year-old Black man.

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The immunity hearing for former Decatur Police officer Mac Marquette went into a second day on Wednesday as the judge heard from more witnesses. Marquette is set to go on trial ...

Holding police officers accountable when they commit crimes or violate the constitutional rights of those they’re allegedly here to “serve and protect” is one of the most difficult things to do in law ...

This National Police Week, we can send a resounding message that we support and value the men and women of law enforcement and the laws they were sworn to uphold. Data from the Bureau of Justice ...

The new order effectively allows police to get away with murder. And that’s just the beginning. Donald Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey, which tracks reported and unreported crimes, has put to rest any doubts that violent crime has surged in recent years.

Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey, which tracks reported and unreported crimes, has put to rest any doubts that violent crime has surged in recent years.