Why Won’t the Supreme Court Hold Police Accountable?
What’s next in the fight against qualified immunity
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This term the U.S. Supreme Court closely considered eight different petitions dealing with the controversial doctrine of qualified immunity. Ultimately, it denied them all. In this episode, we talk about what the Court’s decision means for IJ’s fight for police and government accountability—and where we go from here.
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