Examining Qualified Immunity of the Police

Qualified immunity shields the police from civil suits for money damages unless certain conditions are met. But so high-profile police shootings and increased calls for greater law enforcement accountability, is it time for the Supreme Court to reassess the doctrine? Professor Fred Smith, Jr. of Emory University School of Law explains to guest host Ingrid Bilowich how qualified immunity came to be and whether its justifications still hold up today.

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