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Qualified Immunity: Issues for Municipalities, Current Developments, and Emerging Trends

A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Thursday, December 19, 2024 (in 12 days)

1:00pm-2:30pm EST, 10:00am-11:30am PST

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This CLE webinar will discuss current developments and emerging trends in the law of qualified immunity. The panel will offer an overview of how the doctrine developed, current federal and state jurisprudence, and how courts determine if a right is clearly established.  The panel will also discuss governmental liability under Monell.

Description

Qualified immunity remains a legally recognized doctrine that protects individual government officers, including law enforcement, from claims for damages flowing from the official’s violation of the plaintiff's rights. If the plaintiff demonstrates the violation of a constitutional right, then the court must decide whether the right was “clearly established” at the time of the alleged violation.

The number of claims being asserted against municipal officials and law enforcement is rising, as are the types of rights allegedly being violated. The line between official and non-official actions continues to blur. Although government entities are generally not liable for actions of its employees under Section 1983, plaintiffs can pursue Monell claims by identifying a governmental policy or custom that caused the plaintiff’s injury.

Listen as our experienced panel discusses the latest trends and developments in qualified immunity jurisprudence.

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Outline

  1. History of qualified immunity
  2. Determining whether an action was in an individual or official capacity
  3. Determining “clearly established law”
  4. Monell liability
  5. Current cases

Benefits

The panel will discuss these and other important issues:

  • What does it take to show that a right is "clearly established" in connection with different constitutional rights?
  • Who has the burden to establish qualified immunity?
  • What must a plaintiff allege to pursue a Monell claim under Section 1983?

Faculty

Becknek, Anthony
Anthony G. Becknek

Senior Counsel
Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins

Mr. Becknek joined Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins Ltd. in 2019 after significant roles in both the city of Chicago’s...  |  Read More

Rosenthal, Lawrence
Lawrence Rosenthal

Professor
Chapman University

Professor Rosenthal entered the practice of law as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of...  |  Read More

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