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Hmm out of curiosity, what's the current status of that law?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/us/politics/qualified-immunity-supreme-court.html
It's still in the congressional record, but in 1874 an unnamed secretary, I believe had Southern Revisionist views, unilaterally revised the law, so it has been improperly copied into the Federal Register ever since.
Police immunity is another interesting angle I hadn't thought of. I was thinking about whether it was relevant to the recent supreme Court ruling, maybe even some ammo for impeachment if they directly contradicted a law with their ruling.