Mississippi Judge Rules Qualified Immunity ‘Has No Basis in Law’ In Cause Brought By Wrongfully Arrested Black Man, Paves Way for Civil Rights Justice
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi recently denied qualified immunity to a detective who had falsely accused a Mississippi man of capital murder and, in doing so, also agreed with the plaintiff that qualified immunity itself is unlawful. The decision could reshape the landscape of civil rights litigation. …