Government Liability and Sovereign Immunity

This chapter examines cases involving government liability and sovereign immunity, focusing on the Flint water crisis and a class action lawsuit against the city of Ferguson for detaining people for fines. It discusses the rejection of qualified immunity and sovereign immunity arguments, as well as the trend of judges deviating from the strict test of qualified immunity. The chapter also explores the concept of sovereign immunity and its differences from qualified immunity.

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