U.S. Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 8, 2019
Supreme Court issues summary reversal of 9th Circuit qualified immunity ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a qualified immunity finding made by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the second time in two years, suggesting the justices are not inclined to revisit the doctrine which has increasingly been the subject of debate in legal academia.
The U.S. Supreme Court summarily reversed a qualified immunity finding made by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the second time in two years, suggesting the justices are not inclined to revisit the doctrine which has increasingly been the subject of debate in legal academia.
On Monday, the nation's high court issued a per curiam decision saying the San Francisco-based federal appeals court was wrong to deny qualified immunit...
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