The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles maintains a database containing personal information and photographs of all Florida driver's license-holders, called D.A.V.I.D. Police officers throughout the state have access to this database to assist them in carrying out their law-enforcement duties. If police officers abuse their access rights, the drivers whose privacy rights
United States Supreme Court Issues New Qualified Immunity Decision in Police Shooting Case
Qualified immunity is one of the largest obstacles facing civil rights attorneys. The doctrine of qualified immunity gives police officers or other state actors immunity from suit in certain situations. To overcome the defense the plaintiff first needs to prove that (1) the defendant violated the plaintiff's constitutional rights; and (2) that the constitutional violation
