Police Lobby Groups Lie to Protect Qualified Immunity
Various police lobbies have aggressively opposed efforts to eliminate the qualified immunity defense. Along the way, they have told outright lies. Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that shields cops from civil (not criminal) liability for actions taken in the...
Trump’s Plan to Expand the National Police-State
A draft report from the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice reveals the Trump administration’s plan to further expand the national police state, with an emphasis on supporting and expanding qualified immunity and facial...
How the Supreme Court and the Incorporation Doctrine Helped Kill Breonna Taylor
There has been plenty of debate surrounding the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. But seldom mentioned is the role Supreme Court precedent and the incorporation doctrine played in setting the legal stage for events to unfold ending with the death of a...