Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: How Qualified Immunity Allows Government Officials to Delay Access to Justice
April 07, 2021
April 07, 2021
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 7 (TNSOps) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
Late last week, attorneys for three Castle Hills, Texas, officials appealed a ruling holding that they are not immune from suit. The officials, who were sued for throwing a 72-year-old city councilwoman in jail in an attempt to silence her criticism of the city, will ask the federal appeals court to grant them qualified immunity, even though the district court just issued a ruling d . . .
Late last week, attorneys for three Castle Hills, Texas, officials appealed a ruling holding that they are not immune from suit. The officials, who were sued for throwing a 72-year-old city councilwoman in jail in an attempt to silence her criticism of the city, will ask the federal appeals court to grant them qualified immunity, even though the district court just issued a ruling d . . .