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

Former MSP Detective Sgt. Brian Keely's lawyers move to dismiss the excessive force civil suit, citing qualified immunity.

A federal judge ruled a lawsuit can proceed against a Harris County deputy accused of using excessive force and falsifying ...

The child, and her 12-year-old brother, were left under the supervision of a neighbor by the mother, who left town for six days for a foreign job interview.

The officers argued that they should receive qualified immunity in the federal lawsuit filed by Cedric "CJ" Lofton's brother.

Oregon corrections officials will have to defend claims that they violated prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights by failing to protect them from exposure to Covid-19, a federal appeals court said.

U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky ruled that the “individual defendants should have known that there was no probable cause ...

The qualified immunity legal doctrine, established by the Supreme Court in 1967, is intended to protect government workers from frivolous lawsuits, Reuters reported.

The proposals to overturn legislation overhauling higher education, eliminate property taxes and end qualified immunity will ...

McKenzie, 58, was charged by the Portsmouth Police Department with sexual assault and simple assault of a minor at Gibbs ...

Qualified immunity was created by the U.S. Supreme Court nearly 60 years ago. It shields police officers from accountability if they’re accused of wrongdoing on the job. “The people that support ...

Jason Carter 10-year, high-profile legal saga in the 2015 murder of his mother appears to have reached an end with a federal appellate judge's ruling.