Comments on: Great moments in qualified immunity https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/05/great-moments-in-qualified-immunity/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 28 May 2019 15:10:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Walter Olson https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/05/great-moments-in-qualified-immunity/comment-page-1/#comment-354655 Tue, 28 May 2019 15:10:31 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73289#comment-354655 In reply to David C.

Yes, that’s a good point. Not all abuses by government officials, even when flagrant, necessarily violate the Bill of Rights, and there is no indication that California law is so structured as to deny the owners any hope of a civil remedy. .

]]> By: David C https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/05/great-moments-in-qualified-immunity/comment-page-1/#comment-354617 Sat, 25 May 2019 18:06:07 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73289#comment-354617 This is only half as outrageous as it sounds. Assuming the officers stole the money, their actions were a crime and a tort. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a 4th Amendment violation, especially if the warrant gave them the right to seize the money. The victim (assuming the statute of limitations hasn’t run out) could possibly sue in state court for theft, instead of in federal court for constitutional violations.

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