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NEW: As videos continue to surface documenting police violence during anti-racist demonstrations, the legal doctrine that has long protected cops in court — qualified immunity — is getting fresh attention buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Even in cases where judges concluded that what officers did was unconstitutional, they’ve still granted immunity because the violation wasn’t “clearly established” at the time — a standard that the Supreme Court is considering revisiting buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The cases before SCOTUS include allegations that law enforcement officers shot a child while aiming for a dog; threw a flashbang into a room where people were sleeping; and used a police dog on a suspect who had surrendered buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
None of the cases before SCOTUS involve police activity during protests, but the same principles apply, and there's a line of cases parsing when police can get immunity for using force during demonstrations or other allegations of constitutional violations buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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