“Rigid Order of Battle”: A Police Training Perspective on the Qualified Immunity Analysis

ecently, a few justices and legal scholars have recommended departing from the analysis set forth in Saucier v. Katz,1 referred to as the “rigid order of battle,” to determine a police officer’s entitlement to qualified immunity.2 Such a departure would be ill advised from the perspective of professional police officers, who are trained on constitutional … Continue reading “Rigid Order of Battle”: A Police Training Perspective on the Qualified Immunity Analysis