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

Police reform has been at the forefront of protests the past few weeks, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The qualified immunity doctrine is getting a lot of attention. “Qualified ...

Decisions well before this shooting put it beyond debate that use of deadly force in these circumstances, where the suspect ...

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

We cannot stand idly by while rogue federal agents—emboldened by the Trump White House—ravage our communities, brutalize ...

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, ...

The contentious debate over qualified immunity for police officers returned to Beacon Hill as law enforcement leaders forcefully pushed back against a bill that would ease the path for civil rights ...

A former Huntsville police officer convicted in a deadly 2018 on-duty shooting is appealing a judge's decision denying him ...