by CBJ Team | Jul 2, 2020 | Legal News
On June 15, 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear eight (8) cases involving qualified immunity. Two weeks later, on June 29, the Court denied the petition of a ninth case, Cooper v. Flaig, No. 19-1001. Qualified immunity protects government officials (including...
by CBJ Team | Apr 7, 2020 | Legal News
In an 8-1 Opinion delivered by Justice Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded the Kansas Supreme Court and held that when an officer lacks information negating an inference that the owner is the driver of the vehicle, a traffic stop is reasonable under...
