Vol. 36 No. 19 SUPREME COURT REVERSES NINTH CIRCUIT’S DECISION TO DENY OFFICER QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
In the case Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna,[1] the United States Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision denying qualified immunity to a police officer who placed his knee on the back of an armed suspect lying face-down on the ground for eight seconds during the handcuffing process. The Supreme Court determined that Ninth […]