Vol. 37 No. 1 A POLICE OFFICER WAS ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY BECAUSE PLAINTIFF JOURNALIST DID NOT IDENTIFY A CLEARLY ESTABLISHED RIGHT THAT THE OFFICER VIOLATED
In Saved Magazine v. Spokane Police Department,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that an officer was entitled to qualified immunity because the Court was unaware of any precedent that would alert an officer that his enforcement of separate protest zones would violate clearly established First Amendment law. In reaching its conclusion, the Court […]