Public Accountability
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A nonprofit civil-rights law firm. We work nationwide to hold police and other agents of the state accountable.
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April Fonseca tried to report on the eviction of a homeless camp. Medford officers arrested her—and strip-searched her. Clear-cut? We think so. But when the district court denied qualified immunity, the officers sought an immediate appeal. We told the Ninth Circuit they should pound sand.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
April Fonseca tried to report on the eviction of a homeless camp. Medford officers arrested her—and strip-searched her. Clear-cut? We think so. But when the district court denied qualified immunity, the officers sought an immediate appeal. We told the Ninth Circuit they should pound sand.
HUGE congratulations to our staff attorney, @sara-rosenburg.bsky.social, for filing her first brief! There's lots here—appellate jurisdiction, Eighth Amendment rights, qualified immunity, and a very juicy request for sanctions. Check out the brief at our case page, pubaccountability.org/tyree!
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
HUGE congratulations to our staff attorney, @sara-rosenburg.bsky.social, for filing her first brief! There's lots here—appellate jurisdiction, Eighth Amendment rights, qualified immunity, and a very juicy request for sanctions. Check out the brief at our case page, pubaccountability.org/tyree!
Our ED’s got memes y’all
September 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our ED’s got memes y’all
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July 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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March 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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"Our victory in Fagon preserves an important boundary: Interlocutory appeals of qualified-immunity denials must be limited to purely legal arguments—or risk being dismissed outright."
No qualified immunity for police who shot 28 rounds at a young Black man attempting to flee arrest. Another win for Public Accountability.
BREAKING: Public Accountability Wins Deadly Force Case — Public Accountability
No qualified immunity for officers who killed 20-year-old.
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January 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Our victory in Fagon preserves an important boundary: Interlocutory appeals of qualified-immunity denials must be limited to purely legal arguments—or risk being dismissed outright."
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At @pubaccountability.org we do really great work that I frankly can’t believe I get paid to do—please help keep us paid!!! Your dollar counts double today!!!!!
December 31, 2024 at 8:20 PM
At @pubaccountability.org we do really great work that I frankly can’t believe I get paid to do—please help keep us paid!!! Your dollar counts double today!!!!!
This Giving Tuesday, help us hold the government to account. We're fighting hard against qualified immunity. We're opening up new practice areas and expanding our staff. We're winning.
And we can't do any of it without your help. So if you can, consider investing in our work today.
And we can't do any of it without your help. So if you can, consider investing in our work today.
We’re challenging qualified immunity—will you join us? — Public Accountability
We're taking the fight to the Supreme Court, and we need your help.
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December 3, 2024 at 10:11 PM
This Giving Tuesday, help us hold the government to account. We're fighting hard against qualified immunity. We're opening up new practice areas and expanding our staff. We're winning.
And we can't do any of it without your help. So if you can, consider investing in our work today.
And we can't do any of it without your help. So if you can, consider investing in our work today.
This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of accountability.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:59 PM
This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of accountability.
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The Supreme Court routinely sumrevs *denials* of qualified immunity, but almost never reverses grants. Lower courts got the message: Always grant QI.
Reversing a *grant* of QI—and summarily, at that—is a huge course correction.
Reversing a *grant* of QI—and summarily, at that—is a huge course correction.
October 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM
The Supreme Court routinely sumrevs *denials* of qualified immunity, but almost never reverses grants. Lower courts got the message: Always grant QI.
Reversing a *grant* of QI—and summarily, at that—is a huge course correction.
Reversing a *grant* of QI—and summarily, at that—is a huge course correction.
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Holy shit, the Supreme Court just summarily reversed the Fifth Circuit for *granting* qualified immunity. This is a huge deal.
October 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Holy shit, the Supreme Court just summarily reversed the Fifth Circuit for *granting* qualified immunity. This is a huge deal.
Some coverage of our win yesterday.
Appeals court revives $1 million jury award to Salem protester shot in the eye
The district judge should not have granted the officer immunity, effectively nullifying the jury’s verdict after trial, ruled a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
www.oregonlive.com
September 17, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Some coverage of our win yesterday.
NEW: We just won a case against a cop who shot a student protester in the eye. He lost at trial but the court set the verdict aside and gave him qualified immunity. This morning, the Ninth Circuit reversed. It said the district court should not have “nullified the jury’s verdict in this case.”
Victory against the cop who shot a student at a protest — Public Accountability
Bad cop, no qualified immunity.
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September 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
NEW: We just won a case against a cop who shot a student protester in the eye. He lost at trial but the court set the verdict aside and gave him qualified immunity. This morning, the Ninth Circuit reversed. It said the district court should not have “nullified the jury’s verdict in this case.”
Oh hey, that's our cue. Check out our recent work!
August 26, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Oh hey, that's our cue. Check out our recent work!
New issue of Clearly Established is out! It's been a while [read: over a year] since our last issue, so the crop of cases this time is extra spicy. Read all about how our federal courts have been shielding the police and other agents of the state from accountability—
Clearly Established #22 — Public Accountability
April 9, 2024—Presidential immunity, solitary confinement, and shenanigans
out of the Fifth & Ninth Circuits
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April 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
New issue of Clearly Established is out! It's been a while [read: over a year] since our last issue, so the crop of cases this time is extra spicy. Read all about how our federal courts have been shielding the police and other agents of the state from accountability—