Court ponders immunity for private lawyers who take on public jobs

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case in which an employment lawyer was denied qualified immunity in a civil rights suit stemming from his assistance in a city’s internal affairs probe. The 9th Circuit held that everyone else — the city and its officers — was entitled to immunity. See related story (Paid access): For This Lawyer, Liability Fight Is Personal

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