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Immunity & Accountability
Appeals Court Reverses Qualified Immunity for Deputy Who Held IJ Client at Gunpoint
Mario Rosales did nothing wrong but became the victim of an off-duty police officer’s road rage. Although the sheriff’s deputy was convicted of assaulting Mario, a federal district court gave the deputy “qualified immunity” and dismissed Mario’s civil rights lawsuit. The Institute for Justice appealed Mario’s case to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Last week, the appeals court reversed the lower court’s opinion and denied the officer qualified immunity, allowing Mario’s fight for justice to move forward.
Oakland Activist Secures First-Round Victory in Challenge to Unlawful Seizure and Search of His Mail
Activist and entrepreneur René Quiñonez will get his day in court, after a federal district judge partially rejected the government’s effort to dismiss his challenge to postal office law enforcement's baseless seizure and search of his packages.
IJ Tells City Officials to Stop Crackdown on Free Pantry
Amy Crevola turned her carport into a free pantry for these in need in Corvallis, Oregon. When city officials told her she needed to build a garage and get a business license, IJ stepped in—and this week, officials suspended enforcement against Amy.
Beauty professionals are often forced to attend expensive cosmetology schools that teach skills they don't need. Now, IJ is launching a new initiative.
Too often, thin-skinned government officials weaponize federal, state, and local laws to selectively target those who criticize them. Now we’re launching a dedicated page on the IJ website to collect all our government retaliation cases and resources in one place and to give retaliation victims a portal to reach out to us for help. Learn more at iam.ij.org/1A-retaliation
It’s hard to sue the police. But it’s even harder to sue a judge. We discuss an Eighth Circuit case where a suit against a judge can actually go forward...partly. It didn’t help the judge that he physically put two kids in jail himself.
Who knew that is was so easy to defeat qualified immunity when you sue an elevator inspector? We spread the good news of a much more reasonable qualified immunity opinion in the Sixth Circuit than we are used to.
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