Topic
Qualified Immunity
373 published works
Balkinization
The Locus of the Law: Loper-Bright and Qualified Immunity
By richardprimusbalkin-blogspot-com
I find myself thinking about a potential tension between two impulses in the jurisprudence of the Roberts Court. Roughly, it's a tension between judicial behavior as law-finding and as law-making. The…
Bressler Risk Blog
DQ News — Positional Conflict v Free Speech, Client Consternation, and Qualified Immunity, Divorce Lawyer Interview-palooza Doesn’t Draw DQ
By Dan Bressler
“6th Circuit grants law firm qualified immunity in firing” — “A law firm was entitled to dismissal of an employment retaliation suit on qualified immunity grounds because no clearly established…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
Lawsuit by victims of Davenport apartment collapse not barred by Iowa qualified immunity statute, Iowa Supreme Court holds
By Rox Laird
Iowa’s statute that provides qualified immunity for municipal employees does not apply to common law negligence claims against the City of Davenport and city employees by families of residents who…
Kirakosian Law Blog
What Is Qualified Immunity? How It Impacts Civil Rights Cases in California
Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine that protects government officials, including police officers, from being sued for actions performed while on duty, as long as those actions did not violate…
Simple Justice
Will Any Grand Jury Do After A Federal Grand Jury Says “No”?
After another United States Attorney appointee, wholly lacking in any qualification other than loyalty, failed to get Senate confirmation, she was flipped from “interim” to “acting” in an effort to…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
May 2025 Opinion Roundup
By Matt McGuire
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 18 cases in May 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions: State v. McLain,…
Southern California Appellate News
Appeal qualified immunity in 30 days
Professor Shaun Martin blogs about an important 9th Circuit appellate opinion, McNeil v. Gittere, here. The bottom line is that appealable interlocutory orders, here the denial of qualified immunity, must…
Legal Theory Blog
Kaufman on §1983 Liability for Rogue State Officials
Emily Kaufman (University of Miami, School of Law) has posted Acting with Impunity No More: Holding Rogue State Officials Liable for Money Damages Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on SSRN.…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Ninth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to CHP officer Who Mistook Stroke for DUI: Must Officers Now Play Doctor? Implications for Officers’ Medical Response Duties
By Mastagni Law
In a significant ruling for California law enforcement, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court's grant of qualified immunity to a CHP officer who delayed medical care…
Legal Theory Blog
Preis on Qualified Immunity and Subjective Knowledge
John F. Preis (University of Richmond School of Law) has posted Qualified Immunity and Subjective Knowledge on SSRN. Here is the abstract: There is something weird going on within the…