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Midwest, Police Accountability Project

Qualified immunity: A get out of court free card for abusive police

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • March 10, 2022

Police officers almost always avoid legal liability for abusing citizens because of the doctrine of qualified immunity. The doctrine.

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