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> Qualafied immunity is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy. I take it you believe the US became a functioning democracy in 1967, then? That's when Pie
by _jal 4y ago
> Qualafied immunity is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy.
I take it you believe the US became a functioning democracy in 1967, then?
That's when Pierson v. Ray was decided and QI was invented.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierson_v._Ray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierson_v._Ray
- mike_d 4y agoWithout getting into a longwinded discussion of specifics, QI as a concept within the legal system has existed for quite a long time. The case you cite is where it was codified into an explict short-circuit that prevented the cases from being filed in the first place.
- _jal 4y agoNo, please - name cases you're thinking of. I am extremely curious about what you'll cite. Because there was a specific reason QI came to be, and it was not a matter of a long-established doctrine being formalized. I'll wait.
- mike_d 4y agohttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3680714# https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3680714# and then click on view PDF. I don't think I can deep link to it directly. Should give you a good context and background going back to the 1800s.