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Is It Time To Revisit Qualified Immunity?, Joseph A. Schremmer, Sean M. Mcgivern
Is It Time To Revisit Qualified Immunity?, Joseph A. Schremmer, Sean M. Mcgivern
Faculty Scholarship
The right to sue and defend in the courts of the several states are essential privileges of citizenship. Eight generations ago, this right was unavailable to black people, because descendants of African slaves were never intended to be citizens. Then, and for years to come, local governments failed to protect African Americans from violence and discrimination and were sometimes complicit in those violations.
Qualified immunity was born in 1982 when the Supreme Court decided Harlow v. Fitzgerald. With an outflow of questionable court decisions shielding officers solely because they act under color of state law, it is time for the …
Covid-19 And The Law: Elections, Richard Briffault
Covid-19 And The Law: Elections, Richard Briffault
Faculty Scholarship
With one Supreme Court decision, lower federal and state court decisions, pending litigation, and proposals around the country for major changes in how elections are conducted, COVID-19 has already had and likely will continue to have a significant impact on election law.
The discussion that follows proceeds in two parts. The first addresses the initial consequences of COVID-19 as an electoral emergency. Voters were due to go to the polls in states around the country just as the pandemic was gathering force and governors and mayors were calling on people to stay at home and avoid large gatherings – which, …