The Yale Law Journal

Ellen M. Bublick

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Should Tort Law Care About Police Officers?

Ellen M. Bublick & Jane R. Bambauer

Professors Ellen Bublick and Jane Bambauer argue that the common law has expanded, and should continue to expand, the civil legal rights of wrongfully injured people, including police. There is value in using civil enforcement to hold both civilians and officers accountable for the unjustified harms…