Vol. 28 No. 25 – U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Denial of Qualified Immunity
U.S. SUPREME COURT REVERSES DENIAL OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY On November 4, 2013, the United States Supreme Court unanimously reversed a decision by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denying qualified immunity for an officer. In the case of Stanton v. Sims, the lower court held that Officer Stanton’s warrantless entry into Sims’ yard was […]