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The Supreme Court will have a chance to stop at least one common abuse of qualified immunity
Law enforcement officers sometimes make split-second decisions that turn out wrong. But in the case of Sylvia Gonzalez‚ a mayor‚ police chief and special detective spent weeks considering ways to retaliate against her‚ a retiree who promised change when she ran for city council in Castle Hills‚ Texas.
After Gonzalez was elected‚ she faced deliberate‚ coordinated‚ prolonged efforts to silence her. She even spent a day in jail on bogus allegations.
But when Gonzalez sued her persecutors for...