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" ... A narrower interpretation also lends itself to the rule of lenity, a legal principle that states that any ambiguity in criminal statutes should be resolved in favor of the defendant. Fisher invoked the rule of lenity during Monday’s hearing, arguing that the Court should avoid interpreting any ambiguity in the law in such a way that would vastly expand federal criminal jurisdiction. ... "
" ... But all three justifications fail, Baude shows. “There was no such defense, there was no such mistake, and lenity ought not to apply.” And in the early Sec. 1983 cases, the Court rejected the argument that there was or should be a “good faith” defense for officials, instead applying the statute exactly as written. In the 1960s, however, the Court began to read “qualified immunity” into the law. That crack in the dike has led to the situation today where, Baude says, we have virtually unqualified immunity, meaning that suits against government officials almost never succeed. ... "