Chauvin verdict reenergizes debate over Supreme Court’s legal deference for police
CLOSE The doctrine of qualified immunity has been used to protect police from civil lawsuits and trials. Here’s why it was put in place. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – Civil rights leaders and progressive Democrats rapidly shifted from praising the guilty verdict in the historic trial of Derek Chauvin this week to calling for systemic changes to law enforcement, reenergizing a debate over a controversial…