For Want of a Comma…. Qualified Immunity Protects Law Enforcement Officers Sued Under the Civil Rights Act

Morillo v. Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers, ___ N.J. ___ (2015).  It has long been the case, especially under the federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1983, that law enforcement officers get broad protection by virtue of the doctrine of qualified immunity.  In this case, which was brought under both the federal statute and New Jersey’s […]

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