The lawsuit alleges the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility concealed evidence of leaks and mold before inspections ...

A court rejected the officer's claim of qualified immunity, the much-debated legal doctrine that can shield police officers ...

The Colorado-based federal appeals court sided with two Denver police officers on Tuesday, finding they were entitled to ...

Alexandra Weaver argued that she could not reasonably have been expected to know that her actions were unconstitutional.

A federal judge ruled a lawsuit can proceed against a Harris County deputy accused of using excessive force and falsifying ...

Qualified immunity was created by the U.S. Supreme Court nearly 60 years ago. It shields police officers from accountability if they’re accused of wrongdoing on the job. “The people that support ...

A three-member panel of U.S. Appeals Court judges said a Coralville police officer had qualified immunity when he shot a man ...

A federal lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections, alleging toxic mold at the Women’s Huron Valley ...

Police officers are already protected by the Supreme Court’s “Reasonable Standard” decision. Reasonable errors are not ...

The Miami saga played out on two fronts. Scott reported the theft at 5:40 p.m., dispatchers released a bulletin about the ...

U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky ruled that the “individual defendants should have known that there was no probable cause ...

The proposals to overturn legislation overhauling higher education, eliminate property taxes and end qualified immunity will ...