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Awful Qualified Immunity Cases

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Three qualified immunity cases are thoroughly analyzed in a particularly depressing AO episode, but first David and Sarah talk through an injunction on asylum seekers some are calling “Trump-Lite”, plus:

-Say it with me folks, “Congress, do your job.”

-Too much too soon too fast

-Courts not complying with qualified immunity statutes

-Advice to prospecting law students

-Small town gossip and country songs

-Sarah’s victory lap around Hunter Biden plea deal

-Be nice to the docketing clerks

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Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals.

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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