During the October 2021 session, the United States Supreme Court ruled that qualified immunity almost universally protects officers to use deadly force whenever they have apprehension for their lives. In making these rulings, has SCOTUS gone too far and made qualified immunity into strict qualified immunity? This panel discusses the history and expansion of qualified immunity and if SCOTUS has gone too far in its expansion of the doctrine.

IL CLE accreditation is Pending.

A light lunch will be provided to those attending in person.

Featuring:

Evan Bernick, Assistant Professor, NIU School of Law

Joanna Schwartz, Professor, UCLA Law School; Author, Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable

David Shapiro, Executive Director, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights

Juan Thomas, Of Counsel, QPWB; Chair, ABA Civil Rights and Social Justice Committee

Moderated:

David Melton, Board President, Reform For Illinois

You can find the background materials here.

You can find the recording to this event here.