8th Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Judge Who Jailed 2 Children

US Politics7 days ago

A court official who locked up minors for defying a family law ruling can no longer claim legal immunity to avoid a lawsuit. In the case Rockett v. Eighmy, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals denied qualified immunity to Judge Eric Eighmy, ruling that the imprisonment of 2 children was an obvious violation of the Fourth Amendment. The panel stated that a reasonable judge should have known better than to jail minors for refusing to accept a custody ruling.

The legal action stems from a custody dispute where children, described as aspiring stars, refused to leave their father to live with their mother. The 8th Circuit's decision cited Hope v. Pelzer and sided with the Institute for Justice, which filed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs' claim against Eighmy.

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8th Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Judge Who Jailed 2 Children

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Eric Eighmy United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Institute for Justice

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20%Policy Reforms Follow0.0%

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