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How qualified immunity protects police officers accused of wrongdoing

  • Written by Ronnie R. Gipson Jr., Assistant Professor of Law, University of Memphis
imageBody camera footage shows a Virginia police officer pepper-spraying a Black U.S. Army officer during a traffic stop in December 2020.Windsor Police via AP

When police officers kill people without apparent justification, those officers may face both criminal charges – as in the case of Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd in...

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