Joanna Schwartz
@jcschwartzprof.bsky.social
Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law, UCLA. Civil rights, police accountability, civil procedure. Author of Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (2023). Learn more at: joannaschwartz.net
Or scrubs but police misconduct attorneys.
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Or scrubs but police misconduct attorneys.
Reposted by Joanna Schwartz
@startribune.com:
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
By Elliot Hughes
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
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Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
By Elliot Hughes
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
Gift link! @elliotshughes.bsky.social
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
www.startribune.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 AM
@startribune.com:
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
By Elliot Hughes
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
Gift link! @elliotshughes.bsky.social
Federal judge bars ICE agents from ‘retaliating’ against protesters in Minnesota
By Elliot Hughes
The injunction filed Jan. 16 follows a lawsuit brought by six Minnesota residents during the early days of Operation Metro Surge last month.
Gift link! @elliotshughes.bsky.social
Here’s a good explainer. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
An expert weighs in on hurdles to suing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renée Good
The paths to civil court are "narrow, and...complicated."
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Here’s a good explainer. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here’s another good explainer www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
An expert weighs in on hurdles to suing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renée Good
The paths to civil court are "narrow, and...complicated."
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Here’s another good explainer www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The scope of the discretionary function exception is the $64,000 question - interpreted differently and uncertain. Here’s an explainer www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
An expert weighs in on hurdles to suing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renée Good
The paths to civil court are "narrow, and...complicated."
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The scope of the discretionary function exception is the $64,000 question - interpreted differently and uncertain. Here’s an explainer www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm glad you both are as confused as I am. It makes some political sense to frame this as about qi, given that people have heard of it and think it's bad; but I don't think that's what's going on-they don't seem to understand the legal landscape (that they're fighting to change) at a basic level.
January 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I'm glad you both are as confused as I am. It makes some political sense to frame this as about qi, given that people have heard of it and think it's bad; but I don't think that's what's going on-they don't seem to understand the legal landscape (that they're fighting to change) at a basic level.
I agree with what you said! I'm honestly curious as to whether he is trying to simplify or doesn't get it.
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I agree with what you said! I'm honestly curious as to whether he is trying to simplify or doesn't get it.
Markey's right that federal officers have qualified immunity, but the big problem for constitutional suits against federal officers is Bivens doctrine, not qi. Is this an effort to make things comprehensible to the public, who already know about qi? Or is he confused? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
Opinion | Renee Good’s Family Should Be Able to Sue the Officer Who Killed Her
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Markey's right that federal officers have qualified immunity, but the big problem for constitutional suits against federal officers is Bivens doctrine, not qi. Is this an effort to make things comprehensible to the public, who already know about qi? Or is he confused? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
Thank you BUT. As @stevevladeck.bsky.social recently elegantly explained, the problem with federal accountability isn’t primarily qi - its that there is no right to sue at all. Congress needs to fix that first. bsky.app/profile/stev...
I wrote all of this up (including how we got to this point doctrinally) in a recent issue of my newsletter. Here's the non-paywalled version:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-182-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-182-...
Bonus 182: Damages as a (Missing) Deterrent
It's worth reflecting on how different things might look right now if federal officers—or the federal government itself—faced a meaningful specter of monetary liability for constitutional violations.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Thank you BUT. As @stevevladeck.bsky.social recently elegantly explained, the problem with federal accountability isn’t primarily qi - its that there is no right to sue at all. Congress needs to fix that first. bsky.app/profile/stev...