After 40 Years, Is It Time to Reconsider Absolute Immunity for Prosecutors?

“Four decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court implemented a major, nationwide policy that consolidated prosecutorial authority: it granted prosecutors absolute immunity for acts committed in their prosecutorial role. This decision sheathed prosecutors in protective armor while they pursued criminal convictions through an era of crime-related hysteria, and it eroded one of the few mechanisms available … Continue reading After 40 Years, Is It Time to Reconsider Absolute Immunity for Prosecutors?