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Chen, Alan K. "THE BURDENS OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY: SUMMARYJUDGMENT AND THE ROLE OF FACTS IN CONSTITUTIONAL TORT LAW." Web. 16 Jan. 2017.

Alan Chen is a leading national expert in free speech doctrine and theory, the law of federal courts, and public interest law. Since becoming a professor at The Sturm College of Law faculty in 1992, Chen has received several awards for his teaching, contributions to the law review, and pro bono legal work. This source covers the burdens of Qualified immunity and how it is used to justify actions, that may otherwise not be acceptable. This source is useful because it provides an insight into how Qualified immunity was used in unfair ways to use disciplinary action on students. This would later lead to students
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GS Potter is an Educator, Advocate and founder of the Strategic Institute of Intersectional Policy. The source describes how Qualified immunity need to be reformed, but it also discusses how previous attempts to reform has not worked out and why. This source provides insight into the procedures of how police officers interact with people they arrest or pressing charges on them. The source also goes into detail on how the state uses “obstructions” and intimidation into trying to persuade people to not press charges.

Robin B. Wagner, Are Gay Rights Clearly Established?: The Problems with the Qualified Immunity Doctrine, 63 DePaul L. Rev. 869 (2014)

Robin Wagner is a lawyer at lakeshore legal aid. In this article it discusses how qualified immunity does not always have clear laws or definitions for actions. Understanding the doctrine also becomes more difficult when dealing with a case involving sexual orientation. By implementing this source it can be used to get a different perspective from a minority other than African Americans. It makes the the paper more relevant because in the last year there have been many new changes involving court cases and rights for the LGBTQ community.

Wright, By Sam, Source: KINNEY RECRUITING, Source: MICHELE C.S. LANGE, Source: Dealbreaker, Source: Above the Law, Source: MyShingle, Source: Lawsites, and Source: Thomson Reuters. "Want to Fight Police Misconduct? Reform Qualified Immunity." Above the Law. 3 Nov. 2015. Web. 16 Jan.

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