Appeals court rules cops should have qualified immunity in violent takedowns
Appeals court rules cops should have qualified immunity in violent takedowns A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted so-called qualified immunity to Louisiana officers who were accused of forcing an unarmed Black man to the ground and beating him into compliance, a case that experts say exemplifies how difficult it can be for victims of police brutality to overcome the controversial doctrine in court. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2019 US District Court decision that said the officers violated the man’s constitutional rights during the encounter and the qualified immunity...
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