Jun 20, 2019
Efforts to hold
police accountable for violating civil rights frequently come up
against a legal roadblock known as "qualified immunity." Invented
by the Supreme Court in 1967 and widely expanded in 1982, qualified
immunity helps public officials avoid liability for misconduct and
even flagrant constitutional violations. In the Supreme Court’s
own words, it protects “all but the plainly incompetent or
those who knowingly violate the law.” Joining us today to discuss
this barrier to reform are Appeal contributors Amir H. Ali and
Emily Clark from the MacArthur Justice Center.
