Ninth Circuit: No Immunit
Ninth Circuit: No Immunity For Officer Who Shot Peaceful Protester In The Groin
Ninth Circuit: No Immunity For Officer Who Shot Peaceful Protester In The Groin
When it comes to the Supreme Court-created (and diluted) qualified immunity doctrine, the Ninth Circuit leads the league in rejections. The Fifth Circuit is its polar opposite, more willing to forgive cops than uphold civil rights. This case would have been dead on arrival in the Fifth. But since it…
