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A federal appeals court has dismissed a former Cumberland County deputy’s bid to stop a wrongful-death lawsuit in the fatal ...

A U.S. judge determined that deputies accused of excessive force don't have legal immunity. This decision comes after several parties sued two deputies and the interim Osceola County sheriff. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a stunning rebuke, a federal judge this week rejected the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office’s attempt to end a lawsuit over the ...

The ruling is the second this year that attorney Tracey Hinson has won from the Third Circuit. In January, the court ruled that a Newark police officer is not entitled to qualified immunity in a civil ...

Police reform has been at the forefront of protests the past few weeks, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The qualified immunity doctrine is getting a lot of attention. “Qualified ...

The doctrine applied when allegations included wrongful arrest, excessive force, sexual assault, and even death. And even when lower courts denied immunity, many officers prevailed on appeal. The ...