The conservatard gift that keeps on giving:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us...es-texas-qualified-immunity-cases-2022-06-30/
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented in the Supreme Court's action in Monroe's case, as she did along with the other two liberal justices, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, in the other case involving the death of Gabriel Eduardo Olivas in Arlington. Breyer officially retired from the court on Thursday. read more
Law enforcement professionals and some U.S. conservatives have argued that qualified immunity is essential for police to make quick decisions in dangerous situations without fear of lawsuits. Critics of the legal principle have said that it has been used to shield from accountability officers who have clearly engaged in misconduct.
Reuters in 2020 published an investigation that revealed how qualified immunity, with the Supreme Court's continual refinements, has made it easier for police officers to kill or injure civilians with impunity. (To see the Reuters investigation, click https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity-scotus/)
https://www.police1.com/legal/artic...r-skipping-miranda-warnings-qsh1dHRg5czvFQjp/
SCOTUS shields police from being sued for skipping Miranda warnings
A suspect must still be warned of their Miranda rights for their confession to be used in court
, the justices by a 6-3 vote said that the only remedy for a Miranda violation is to block the use in court of a suspect’s incriminating comments.
The court’s conservative majority described the Miranda warnings as a set of guidelines that protect the right against self-incrimination. As such, the warnings, including the “right to remain silent,” are not constitutional rights in themselves that could result in a separate action against the police.
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2022/07/supreme-court-makes-qualified-immunity-a-big-winner-this-term/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us...es-texas-qualified-immunity-cases-2022-06-30/
Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented in the Supreme Court's action in Monroe's case, as she did along with the other two liberal justices, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, in the other case involving the death of Gabriel Eduardo Olivas in Arlington. Breyer officially retired from the court on Thursday. read more
Law enforcement professionals and some U.S. conservatives have argued that qualified immunity is essential for police to make quick decisions in dangerous situations without fear of lawsuits. Critics of the legal principle have said that it has been used to shield from accountability officers who have clearly engaged in misconduct.
Reuters in 2020 published an investigation that revealed how qualified immunity, with the Supreme Court's continual refinements, has made it easier for police officers to kill or injure civilians with impunity. (To see the Reuters investigation, click https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity-scotus/)
https://www.police1.com/legal/artic...r-skipping-miranda-warnings-qsh1dHRg5czvFQjp/
SCOTUS shields police from being sued for skipping Miranda warnings
A suspect must still be warned of their Miranda rights for their confession to be used in court
, the justices by a 6-3 vote said that the only remedy for a Miranda violation is to block the use in court of a suspect’s incriminating comments.
The court’s conservative majority described the Miranda warnings as a set of guidelines that protect the right against self-incrimination. As such, the warnings, including the “right to remain silent,” are not constitutional rights in themselves that could result in a separate action against the police.
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2022/07/supreme-court-makes-qualified-immunity-a-big-winner-this-term/