87: Qualified Immunity Is (Still) A Nightmare
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(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) This is our sixth **Reb's Round-Up** episode (QUALIFIED IMMUNITY EDITION)—A rapid-fire list of cases from *just the first half of 2026* that will once again open your eyes to how little we hold police officers accountable on a regular basis.
Reb also gives you *4 bonus cases* to keep you up at night, including:
- Man who wrote a book about robbing a bank with a banana (and then robs a bank with a banana);
- A judge who handcuffed a child for falling asleep in court;
- Yet another cop who can't stop having extramarital affairs on the job;
And more....
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CASE NAMES:
- Chancellor v. Geelhood, et al. (6th Cir. Feb. 25, 2026)
- Smith v. Price (7th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026)
- Smith v. Olvera (9th Cir. July 14, 2026)
- Brookins v. City of Philadelphia (3rd Cir. May 29, 2026)
- Close v. City of Bellevue, Iowa (8th Cir. June 24, 2026)
- Brown v. Burmaster (5th Cir. July 14, 2026)
- Joseph v. Hillsborough County Sheriff (11th Cir. July 10, 2026)
- Garrett v. Davis, et al. (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026)
- Flores v. Perez (5th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)
- Degollado v. City of Port Lavaca (5th Cir. Aug. 18, 2026)
- United States v. Luis Padilla (5th Cir. Sept. 1, 2026)
- Tuttle v. Gallegos (5th Cir. June 29, 2026)
- Savory v. Andrews (7th Cir. Aug. 14, 2026)
- Griffen v. Aden (11th Cir. June 24, 2026)
- Abbey v. City of Nashville (6th Cir. July 17, 2026)
- Lakey v. Bryant (10th Cir. July 7, 2026)
- Till v. Kenneth King (6th Cir. Aug. 24, 2026)
- Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Army, et al. (10th Cir. July 7, 2026)
- Peden v. Stephens (11th Cir. Aug. 19, 2026)
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00:00 - INTRO
00:56 - CASE 1.
02:39 - CASE 2.
03:41 - CASE 3.
04:02 - CASE 4.
05:33 - CASE 5.
06:17 - CASE 6.
07:18 - CASE 7.
12:43 - CASE 8.
14:51 - CASE 9.
16:42 - CASE 10.
18:15 - CASE 11.
19:00 - CASE 12.
21:56 - CASE 13.
22:43 - CASE 14.
23:26 - CASE 15.
27:12 - CASE 16.
28:44 - BONUS CASE 1.
34:15 - BONUS CASE 2.
35:43 - BONUS CASE 3.
38:42 - BONUS CASE 4.
43:10 - Reb's Rebuttal
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