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SCOTUS reverses 9th Circuit on qualified immunity for temporary government attorney
A unanimous Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit today in Filarsky v. Delia, holding that a temporary government attorney is entitled to qualified immunity. Opinion here.

SCOTUS: Private Attorneys Hired By Govt Entitled To Assert Qualified Immunity
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion (by Chief Justice Roberts) in Filarksy v. Delia, No. 10-1018, holding that a private lawyer who was retained by a local government is entitled to assert qualified immunity...

Some Thoughts About The Supreme Court's Immunity Decision
The issue in in Filarksy v. Delia, No. 10-1018, yesterday's opinion in which the unanimous Supreme Court held that a private lawyer who was retained by a local government is entitled to assert qualified immunity, was whether the lawyer was prohibited from asserting the defense merely because he was not...

Individuals employed by a government agency for a particular assignment may be eligible for the same qualified immunity enjoyed by individuals on the staff of the agency
Individuals employed by a government agency for a particular assignment may be eligible for the same qualified immunity enjoyed by individuals on the staff of the agency  Filarsky v...

Private Attorney Retained for Government Investigation May Seek Qualified Immunity
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in Filarsky v. Delia that a private person temporarily hired by the government to perform an internal investigation may seek qualified immunity from a civil rights suit arising out of his investigation...

An Empirical Analysis of § 1983 Qualified Immunity Actions and Implications of Pearson v. Callahan
The Supreme Court?s recent decision in Pearson v. Callahan marked a turning point in a judicial experiment concerning § 1983 constitutional litigation, which began in 2001 with Saucier v...

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Private Investigators and Detectives
Services Provided by Private Investigators

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

US Government
alleging land surveyors should not be allowed on private property to build a US Mexican border wall.

Qui Tam Whistleblower - Government Fraud - Qui Tam Lawsuit
Qui Tam Whistleblower alleging fraud against the government reported by an individual acting as a government whistleblower.

John Vermillion and Associates LLC et al.
allegedly misrepresented themselves as qualified financial advisers to sell living trusts and exploit senior citizens.

Utilities Whistleblower
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities agrees to $485,000 fine for setting up a private bank account.

Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
allegedly failed to give policyholders discounted rates to which they were entitled.

Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award
Medical Malpractice Suits Brings $37M Award