Appeals Court Overturns Qualified Immunity for School Officials Who Threatened Parent With Legal Action for Recording
July 16, 2024
July 16, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 16 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
On Monday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling granting qualified immunity to school administrators in Gloucester, Massachusetts, who threatened a parent with legal action for recording and posting a public interaction with the superintendent's office. The Institute for Justice (IJ), which submitted an amicus brief calling for the court to revers . . .
On Monday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's ruling granting qualified immunity to school administrators in Gloucester, Massachusetts, who threatened a parent with legal action for recording and posting a public interaction with the superintendent's office. The Institute for Justice (IJ), which submitted an amicus brief calling for the court to revers . . .