
Season 1 · Episode 9
Making Sense of Qualified Immunity
FindLaw's Don't Judge Me · FindLaw
June 18, 202035m 14s
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Show Notes
Making any real sense of qualified immunity may be beyond the ability of any lawyer - or judge, for that matter. But our hosts do explain the doctrine, how and why it was created, how it's applied today in civil rights cases involving police use of excessive force, and the reason some are calling for its end.
Then, since we're on the topic of inscrutable trainwrecks anyway, we figure it's a good time to talk about a recent libel claim former MLB player Lenny Dykstra made that went badly awry.