Supreme Court says East Bay cop can't be sued for kneeling on prone suspect
The Supreme Court dismissed a suit by a Union City man against a policeman who knelt on...
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The Supreme Court dismissed a suit by a Union City man against a policeman who knelt on...
Wed, May 12th 2021 1:57pm — Tim Cushing One of the NYPD's unions -- the Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) -- is feeling ways about stuff again. Last month, the New York City Council passed a number of police reforms which included taking away qualified immunity as a defense in civil lawsuits filed in local courts. The bill has yet to receive the governor's signature, but the SBA is already making its unhappiness known. What was written as a cautionary advisory about the changing legal atmosphere is instead an unforced error that shows how often cops are protected by this immunity even ...