Qualified Immunity: The Supreme Court’s Shield for Bad Cops

How SCOTUS and Qualified Immunity Protect Police Misconduct—And What Needs to Change

Imagine waking up to the sound of your front door being battered down. Armed SWAT officers storm in, shattering windows, detonating flashbangs, and aiming guns at you and your family. Minutes later, they realize—oops—they hit the wrong house.

But instead of accountability, those officers walk away without a scratch on their records, protected by a legal …