The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a child welfare worker's testimony during a temporary custody ...

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

A citizen who says she faced retaliation after circulating two photos she took of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Qualified immunity, developed through a handful of Supreme Court rulings, protects police officers from being held personally liable if their actions do not violate a “clearly established” law.

Qualified immunity protects state and local officials – firefighters, teachers, school administrations and more – from civil liability for following the rules and regulations set forth ...

Qualified immunity fosters an environment where government agents, including police, may feel empowered to violate people’s rights with the knowledge they will face few consequences. This erodes ...

"Appellants assert that they are entitled to qualified immunity because, at most, they were mistaken in believing Bledsoe was guilty of Camille’s rape and murder, and their investigation was at most ...