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coryrcyesterday at 4:16 PM2 repliesview on HN

That doesn't mean what you think it means.


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ceejayozyesterday at 4:26 PM

No? Jessop v. City of Fresno is worth a peek.

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/17...

> The panel held that at the time of the incident, there was no clearly established law holding that officers violate the Fourth or Fourteenth Amendment when they steal property seized pursuant to a warrant. For that reason, the City Officers were entitled to qualified immunity.

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tsimionescuyesterday at 6:01 PM

Yeah, the "qualified" part is relatively misleading, it makes it sound like there are clear limits to police immunity.