qualified-immunity Cases

Explore court opinions related to qualified-immunity. AI summaries of legal decisions in plain English.

Latasha Rouse v. Matthew Fader

ca4 · 2026-03-24

This case involves Latasha Rouse, who sued Matthew Fader, a police officer, alleging that he used excessive force against her during an arrest. The incident occurred when Officer Fader responded to a ...

Keith Edwards v. Officer J. Grubbs

ca11 · 2026-03-13

This case involves Keith Edwards, who sued Officer J. Grubbs under Section 1983, alleging excessive force during an arrest. Edwards claimed that Officer Grubbs used a taser on him without justificatio...

Scot Gaither v. Tim Lane

ca6 · 2026-03-12

This case involves Scot Gaither, a former employee of the City of Memphis, who sued his supervisor, Tim Lane, alleging that Lane retaliated against him for reporting a hostile work environment. Gaithe...

Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs

ca10 · 2026-03-12

This case involved a former police officer, Armendariz, who sued the City of Colorado Springs and several individual defendants, alleging various claims including violations of his First Amendment rig...

Shauntae Anderson v. William Crouch

ca4 · 2026-03-10

This case involves Shauntae Anderson, who sued William Crouch, a police officer, for excessive force and unlawful arrest after an incident where she was tased and arrested. The district court initiall...

Eaves v. Polis

ca10 · 2026-03-04

This case involves Mr. Eaves, a former employee of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), who sued Governor Polis and other state officials. Eaves claimed that his termination was political...

Villarreal v. Texas

scotus · 2026-02-25

The Supreme Court of the United States addressed the issue of whether a state can impose a mandatory minimum sentence on a defendant who has been convicted of a felony, even if that sentence is less t...

Brian Keith Umphress v. Gary L. Steel, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct

tex · 2026-02-20

This case involves a former judge, Brian Keith Umphress, who sued Gary L. Steel, the chair of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Umphress claimed that the Commission's investigation into his co...