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JUDGE SAID WHAT: Episode 1 (January – February 2026)

Texas civil rights attorney Brandon Grable goes through recent qualified immunity opinions from federal circuit courts — reading the actual language, breaking down the two-prong test, and reacting in real time. Cases covered in this episode: 🔹 Hughes v. Locure (11th Cir.) — Off-duty deputy drives drunk, kills a man, flees the scene. Gets qualified immunity because no prior case involved those exact facts. 🔹 Castro-Reyes v. City of Opa-Locka (11th Cir.) — 19-year-old tased 22 times, punched in the face, dragged down concrete steps during a Baker Act call. False arrest claim dismissed on "arguable probable cause," but excessive force survives. 🔹 Root v. Comstock (10th Cir.) — Officer tases a fleeing, unarmed man running down a rocky slope — no warning. He falls and breaks his neck. Dismissed at the pleading stage because plaintiff couldn't cite a case with a slope. 🔹 Kennedy v. City of Arlington (5th Cir.) — Police cadet dies after being denied water and forced through combat drills despite dropping a distress card. Court says no Fourth Amendment seizure because training isn't a "seizure." 🔹 Green v. Perkins (6th Cir.) — Deputies tase a man soaked in gasoline, igniting him. Court grants qualified immunity — no prior case involving tasing someone doused in gas. 🔹 Wogan v. Rose (5th Cir.) — Couple found asleep in a parking lot gets detained and searched via dog sniff over an empty Fireball bottle. Qualified immunity granted. If you're an attorney, law student, or just someone trying to understand how qualified immunity works in practice, this series breaks it down case by case. No jargon walls — just the facts, the law, and an honest reaction. 📌 New episodes covering the latest circuit court opinions. 🔔 Subscribe to Clearly Established for more. ⚖️ LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. If you have a legal issue, please consult with a qualified attorney in your jurisdiction. 📱 @clearlyestab 🌐 grable.law 📧 Got footage or a story? bg@thegrable.com Timestamps: 00:00 How I Read Qualified Immunity Opinions (2-Prong Test Explained) 01:33 Case 1: Drunk Off-Duty Deputy Kills Driver—Still Gets Qualified Immunity (Hughes v. Lor) 02:57 Why the Court Says the Law Wasn’t ‘Clearly Established’ (3 Ways to Prove It) 06:18 Case 2 Setup: Baker Act Detention & Home Encounter (Castro Reyes) 08:14 What Happened: Tasered 22 Times, Punched, Dragged Down Steps 11:18 False Arrest Claim Fails: ‘Arguable Probable Cause’ Under the Baker Act 15:52 Excessive Force Survives: Graham Factors & Disproportionate Force 17:27 Case 3: 10th Circuit Taser on a Slope—Motion to Dismiss & ‘Materially Similar’ Cases (Root v. Comstock) 22:16 Why the 10th Circuit taser claim fails: wrong cases, wrong circuit 22:47 Fifth Circuit: Cadet dies in training—no Fourth Amendment “seizure” 28:18 No due process duty either: negligence vs. constitutional violation 29:27 Sixth Circuit: Tasing a man doused in gasoline—qualified immunity on appeal 34:30 Credibility fight & criminal case aftermath: why the court still tosses it 37:18 “Not clearly established” problem: courts skipping the violation question 41:08 Fifth Circuit (2026): Sleeping in car, dog sniff, and a prolonged-stop fight 44:20 Wrap-up: what these rulings mean and closing thoughts #QualifiedImmunity #CivilRights #Section1983 #ExcessiveForce #ClearlyEstablished #JudgeSaidWhat #CivilRightsAttorney #KnowYourRights #PoliceAccountability #LegalBreakdown #FifthCircuit #EleventhCircuit #ConstitutionalLaw #PoliceReform #LawyerReacts