Congress gave Americans the right to sue government officials for civil-rights violations in 1871. Qualified immunity was ...

In a 60-page ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell excoriated the actions of the deputies, including the ...

When officers commit misconduct during off-duty jobs, some judges are granting them immunity historically reserved for ...

The plan was for Michael Wayne Jackson and his family to get Red Lobster Dec. 4, 2021 after the father finished his night shift doing road construction and got some rest. But Michael needed a haircut, ...

Next week, the U.S. House and Senate will take up police reform bills. The House will address qualified immunity on a national level. It's a doctrine implemented by the U.S. Supreme Court that makes ...

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.

The City of Memphis may appeal a federal judge's ruling in the Tyré Nichols civil case. Shelby County is using the Penal Farm for jail overflow due to a surge in federal law enforcement. The number of ...

This editorial by Lucas Grundmeier represents the views of the Register's editorial board. Qualified immunity strikes again. The judge-created doctrine routinely blocks federal juries from hearing ...

A Jackson County detective was denied qualified immunity in a lawsuit alleging he lied in an affidavit. Qualified immunity protects government officials from liability unless their conduct violates ...