Your point is irrelevant as Novak is suing the city, not any individual officer. This has nothing to do with qualified immunity.
Your point is irrelevant as Novak is suing the city, not any individual officer. This has nothing to do with qualified immunity.
https://reason.com/2022/09/28/a-parodist-asks-scotus-to-let-...
>After a jury unanimously acquitted Novak of that felony, he sued seven officers for violating his First Amendment rights.
>But this year the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit concluded that the officers he sued were protected by qualified immunity, which shields police from liability for violating constitutional rights unless their alleged misconduct ran afoul of "clearly established" law.