#QualifiedImmunity was created out of thin air by the Supreme Court and applied to all the states by the incorporation doctrine. Centralization of power is bad for #liberty. @mmaharrey10th pic.twitter.com/Z53Yf0HqBh
— TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) June 15, 2020
Constitutional Confusion Opens Door to Judicial Mischief
There’s a fundamental misunderstanding of the constitutional structure that opens the door to all kinds of mischief. I’m talking about the misguided notion that the Constitution “gives us our rights” and empowers the government to...
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Untangling Qualified Immunity
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