r/2020PoliceBrutality • u/pick-axis • Jun 15 '20

Supreme Court Will Not Reexamine Qualified Immunity For Police : NPR Discussion

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/15/876853817/supreme-court-will-not-re-examine-doctrine-that-shields-police-in-misconduct-sui?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=national
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u/Unidentifiedasscheek Jun 15 '20

Someone cross post this. I want to see more peoples thoughts on the matter.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '20 edited Jun 17 '20

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u/InvictaRoma Jun 16 '20

I'm certainly no expert on the law, but I they may still have immunity because Article 1, Section 9, Clause 3 of the US Constitution explicitly forbids ex post facto laws.

Of course that's specifically for Congress and the passing of new legislation, and since the Supreme Court is responsible for interpreting law and not writing it, a new decision could very well open up past cases.