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The Controversy Surrounding Qualified Immunity

In the continuing aftermath of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minnesota police, qualified immunity has come to the forefront. By protecting police officers from liability, even when they violate people’s constitutional rights, this doctrine has become the cornerstone of near‐zero accountability policy for law enforcement. What is Qualified…

The Legal Rights of Transgender People – Part 1

The generally accepted process of being assigned a gender comes from our sex at birth. You are born, the doctor or midwife announces whether you are a boy or girl, and you go through life without questioning it. Well, that’s what most of us do anyway. However, there are those…