In the span of just a few weeks in February and March, qualified immunity made headlines in three very different ways. A ...

A judge’s recent order denying qualified immunity to two law enforcement officers in a federal wrongful death lawsuit marks ...

In a case of first impression in New Jersey, the Supreme Court held that while the Emergency Medical Services Act (EMS Act) and Good Samaritan Act provide immunity to officers and members of a rescue ...

In this undated stock photo, an elderly man is being walked down a nursing home hall by a nurse. In early 2020, with reports of COVID-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about ...

The Fifth Circuit ruled that the TVPA does not waive foreign official immunity for a former Nigerian governor accused of ordering killings, affirming immunity under common law. On May 29, 2025, in ...

Originating from a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court opinion regarding the termination of government employees in retaliation for speaking out about the Nixon Administration, the doctrine of qualified immunity ...