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Quoting the article: >In court filings, attorneys representing the state and Bradley have argued Holland's lawsuit should be dismissed as the trooper has "sove
by nisegami 5mo ago
Quoting the article:
>In court filings, attorneys representing the state and Bradley have argued Holland's lawsuit should be dismissed as the trooper has "sovereign immunity" as a member of law enforcement, and that it was a "lawful" traffic stop.
- dgrin91 5mo agoHuh, interesting. I am very dubious of that quote. IANAL, but I'm pretty sure if they actually filed that in court they would be laughed out of the room. My guess is either the reporters got it wrong or its some AI hallucination. Unfortunately they don't source this claim.
- 9x39 5mo agoIt’s just a sloppy article. The concept is right but sovereign immunity is about states and between states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_Unit...
- nisegami 5mo agoI know it's less likely, but I think the party who made the error may have actually been the attorneys representing the state and Bradley