# The Onion gets serious about qualified immunity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 5, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766 "2022-10-05T15:35:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766/21 "2023-03-24T19:46:25Z")

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According to [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novak_v._City_of_Parma#Section_1983_suit) on Feb. 21 SCOTUS denied the writ of certiorari filed by Novak in this case.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-onion-gets-serious-about-qualified-immunity/972766/22 "2023-03-24T19:59:26Z")

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So the upshot is: the police can arrest you for lawfully exercising your First Amendment right to criticize them. They can’t win in court, but they don’t have to, and you just have to take it.

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