What is qualified immunity? The legal doctrine shields government officials from accountability for violating people’s constitutional rights. Here's how it works.
FIRE filed an amicus brief urging the court not to grant qualified immunity to university officials who violated Dr. Ehab Shehata's constitutional rights.
A federal judge ruled that Iowa State University violated the First Amendment rights of student-plaintiffs and enjoined the school from enforcing the policy against them.
FIRE warned the presidents and top lawyers at nearly 300 public colleges and universities across the nation they should be ready to pay out of their own pockets if they continue to violate their students' free speech rights.
