Police officers are experiencing a lot of challenges in their jobs, ranging from burnout to questions over qualified immunity.
The court won’t shield corrections officials from lawsuits for the way they handled the pandemic.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor warns that throwing out such cases on legal technicalities ‘produces unfair and inefficient results.’
The new case examines the limits of qualified immunity, a judicial doctrine that shields government officials.
Police officers are experiencing a lot of challenges in their jobs, ranging from burnout to questions over qualified immunity.
The court won’t shield corrections officials from lawsuits for the way they handled the pandemic.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor warns that throwing out such cases on legal technicalities ‘produces unfair and inefficient results.’
The new case examines the limits of qualified immunity, a judicial doctrine that shields government officials.