Three motorcyclists killed this summer in Walworth County
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Three motorcyclists killed this summer in Walworth County
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A 2016 Wisconsin police shooting case puts qualified immunity to the test
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Sheriff’s deputy who shot Christopher Davis in 2016 claims qualified immunity in his defense. //end headline wrapper ?>A poster depicting Christopher Davis. Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner.
Many layers of policy and legislation protect law enforcement officers after a use-of-force incident, such as a police shooting. One of those layers is called qualified immunity, a legal principle that protects government officials from civil suits unless it can be proven that clearly established statutory or constitutional rights were violated.
Nathaniel Cade, an attorney who has worked with civil rights cases, is involved in a little known use-of-force case from February 2016. In that case, an officer involved in a shooting is attempting to shield himself from prosecution under qualified immunity.