All Articles tagged 42 U.S.C. § 1983

• Justice Commentaries
  August 10, 2021 EDT
  QUALIFIED IMMUNITY: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
  David Crump

  This article sketches where the qualified immunity law is at present and guesses where it might be going under contemporary proposals for change.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  UNEVEN REPARATIONS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS:EXAMINING THE STATE POLITICS OF STATUTORY COMPENSATION LEGISLATION
  Michael Leo OwensElizabeth Griffiths

  In this article the authors argue that absolute immunity protects both the honest and the dishonest prosecutor.