A Federal Judge in Mississippi who concluded that a white cop there abused his authority during a car stop of a black motorist but that he was required to dismiss the lawsuit against the cop based on the principle of qualified immunity called for the Supreme Court to strike it down as it previously had the legal doctrine of "separate but equal."
Qualified immunity shields police officers and other public officials from civil liability when they violate someone's rights if it is determined that they acted in good faith and with probable cause to believe that they had been following the law.
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