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U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Qualified Immunity for Police in Shooting Cases

By | Published January 15, 2022 | Posted in Civil Rights | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Qualified Immunity for Police in Shooting Cases

Over the past few months, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings that confirmed the vitality of the doctrine of qualified immunity—a doctrine that recognizes that police sometimes face difficult situations requiring them to make split-second, life-or-death decisions. In two cases, both of which involved Section 1983 civil rights claims that police used excessive force, Read More

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New West Virginia Ban on Transgender Athletes Challenged in Court

By | Published September 15, 2021 | Posted in Civil Rights | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on New West Virginia Ban on Transgender Athletes Challenged in Court

A new law restricting transgender athletes from playing in school sports in West Virginia has already met its first court challenge. A few weeks after Governor Jim Justice signed the law on April 28, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of an 11-year-old trans girl who is now banned from joining Read More

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Who’s in Charge of Police Oversight? A New Municipal Review Board Faces Challenges

By | Published August 15, 2021 | Posted in Civil Rights | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Who’s in Charge of Police Oversight? A New Municipal Review Board Faces Challenges

Following nationwide protests over police misconduct, the Morgantown, West Virginia city council passed an ordinance creating an advisory board to review its police department’s hiring, firing and conduct policies. But a legal challenge has been raised to the authority of the board versus that of the state-mandated Police Civil Service Commission, which critics argue is Read More

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Jury Finds Police Did Not Use Excessive Force During Logan County Arrest

By | Published March 15, 2021 | Posted in Civil Rights | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on Jury Finds Police Did Not Use Excessive Force During Logan County Arrest

A federal jury in West Virginia has decided in favor of two Logan County police officers sued for allegedly violating a man’s civil rights by using excessive force during an arrest. The case stemmed from an incident in April 3018. Officers Joshua Tincher and Kevin Conley were investigating a report of a man performing a Read More

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