Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal · ¶60
Last, unlike with qualified immunity, allowing immediate appeals of Yearsley denials is not necessary to prevent over- deterrence, timidity, and distraction in Government service. That is not to say that these concerns are entirely absent when plaintiffs bring damages actions against Government contractors. As this Court recognized in Filarsky v. Delia, 566 U. S. 377 (2012), the public has an interest in preventing overdeterrence, timidity, and distraction in Government functions no matter the “nature of [the defendant's] particular relationship with the government.” Id., at 389–392. But our doctrine already accommodates these concerns by allowing contractors to invoke qualified immunity. Ibid.; Campbell-Ewald Co., 577 U. S., at 167. Indeed, qualified immunity provides a greater protection to contractors than Yearsley does. Whereas Yearsley shields only those contractors who act within…Read in context ›
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