Court ponders whether 'qualified immunity' blocks lawsuit against Louisiana prisons chief who ordered inmate's continued imprisonment for a year and a half past his release date
Court ponders whether 'qualified immunity' blocks lawsuit against Louisiana prisons chief who ordered inmate's continued imprisonment for a year and a half past his release date
thehill.com They held him 525 days past his release. Will the courts let him fight back?
The U.S. Supreme Court created the rule in 1982, after previously setting a “good faith” standard in 1967. Since this move of the goalposts, government officials have used qualified immunity to esc…
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Interesting article. I had to look into the site a bit. It's pretty much garbage.
Here is the direct article that they copy and pasted from.
Better — thanks.
Switching the link, too.
This is the way it is supposed to work, thanks both of you for being engaged and civil.