Judge Strips K-9 Officer of Qualified Immunity in Letting Dog Tear Off a Woman’s Scalp
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, a federal judge ruled that a Brentwood Police K-9…
Family Court Judge Loses Immunity in Federal Lawsuit after Conducting Warrantless Search on Ex- Husband’s Property
By Fred Johnson and Susan Bassi Family Court Judge Louise Goldston presided over a family court hearing…
9th Circuit Strips LAPD Officers of Qualified Immunity in Rivera Death Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a major victory for police accountability,…
Woodland Police Denied Qualified Immunity in Michael Barrera Wrongful Death Lawsuit
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that…
Supreme Court Makes Qualified Immunity a Big Winner This Term
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – While cases involving abortion, conceal-carry and prayer at…
Five Years Later, Barrera Case Set to Go to Trial as Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss
By Robert J. Hansen Trial is set for the civil lawsuit against the Woodland Police Department and…
Qualified Immunity for Police Who Arrested Activists for Anti-Police Chalking Overruled by U.S. Court of Appeals
By Stacie Guevara LAS VEGAS, NV – The U.S. Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit this…
Professors Note U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Curb Police Immunity
By Wendy Moya and Clarissa Rios WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Supreme Court recently quietly shut down…
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Dissents in SCOTUS Decision to Not Hear Qualified Immunity Case
By John W. Hamm & Lorelei Olivas WASHINGTON D.C. – Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to…
My View: A Lot of Finger Pointing By Leaders Not Getting Police Reform Done
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – One of the big sticking points for comprehensive…
Civil Rights Organizations Concerned about Police Accountability and Senate Legislation
By Elizabeth Garabedian WASHINGTON- A number of prominent civil rights organizations have sent a letter to Senate…
Commentary: We Talk about Qualified Immunity, How about Police Accountability for False Confessions and False Testimony?
By David M. Greenwald A recent focus in police reform has zeroed in on qualified immunity. This…
Letter: 54 Law Enforcement Professionals Sign Letter Urging Congress to End Qualified Immunity
This week, the Law Enforcement Action Partnership released a letter addressed to Congress calling for an end…
Guest Commentary: We Must Abolish Qualified Immunity to Prevent Further Police Harm — Especially for People in Mental Health Crises
When courts are forgiving police for tasing people who are covered in gasoline, things have gone very…
NAACP Petition to Supreme Court Revives Debate Over Use of Qualified Immunity for Police
By Julian Verdon CLEVELAND – The NAACP and civil rights attorney James Hardiman filed a petition to…
District Court Judge Calls on Supreme Court to Eliminate Qualified Immunity
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider MISSISSIPPI – District Court Judge Carlton W. Reeves of the Southern District of Mississippi…
DA Boudin and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Discuss Police Reforms and Explain Defunding Police
The issue of defunding the police has drawn a lot of attention but also a lot of…
Guest Commentary: Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away with Murder
Real justice and safety for Black communities will require a complete overhaul of the prosecutor-police relationship. By…
Supreme Court Denies ACLU Petition to Reconsider Qualified Immunity
By Linh Nguyen WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to not wade into the…
