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15 Nov 2011, 1:49 am by Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
McKnight, 521 U.S. 399, 408 (1997), a bare majority of the Supreme Court declined to extend qualified immunity to private prison guards, but expressly noted a historical basis of immunity for private lawyers working "at the behest of the sovereign. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 1:49 am by Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
McKnight, 521 U.S. 399, 408 (1997), a bare majority of the Supreme Court declined to extend qualified immunity to private prison guards, but expressly noted a historical basis of immunity for private lawyers working "at the behest of the sovereign. [read post]
1 May 2012, 4:51 am
McKnight, 521 U.S. 399, 404 (1997)], we conclude that the history and policy behind the qualified immunity defense do not support extending it to bail bondsmen. [read post]