8th Circuit: Child-Welfare Investigator Accused of Retaliatory Investigation of Parents Entitled to Qualified Immunity
Writing that the law is "anything but clear" on whether a retaliatory investigation violates a clearly established right, a federal appeals court said qualified immunity must apply to a child-welfare investigator who allegedly retaliated against parents after they exercised their First Amendment rights.
July 14, 2022 at 12:17 PM
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Constitutional LawWriting that the law is "anything but clear" on whether a child-welfare retaliatory investigation would violate a clearly established right, a federal appeals court said qualified immunity must apply to a welfare investigator who allegedly retaliated against parents after they exercised their First Amendment rights.
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