Short Circuit 134 (5/15/20)
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The Court's Signals on Qualified Immunity and the Disconnect in Accountability
Examining the court's stance on qualified immunity, including its contradictory decisions in cases where lower courts found no qualified immunity, and the unrealistic expectation for government officials to have knowledge of every case. The chapter highlights the flaws in the doctrine that protect the plainly incompetent and those who knowingly violate the law.
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