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Qualified Immunity
Supreme Court Rules Against Protections for Law Enforcement Officials
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against claims of qualified immunity in the case of alleged mistreatment of a prisoner by correctional officers. In a 7-1 unsigned ruling, the nation's ...
November 2, 2020
BY
Zachary Stieber
Abolishing Qualified Immunity Could Hinder Police Officers from Doing Their Jobs: Police Groups
Police groups are concerned that making it easier to sue police officers for damages would cause them to ...
July 24, 2020
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Janita Kan
Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to End Doctrine Shielding Police Officers From Misconduct Suits
Joining a chorus of lawmakers calling for police accountability, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Bernie Sanders ...
July 2, 2020
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Janita Kan
The Devil in the Details of Police Reform
Commentary The time for serious police reforms has come. There is no ignoring that fact. Cities and states ...
June 28, 2020
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Diane Dimond
Republican Senator Introduces Legislation to Limit Qualified Immunity for Police
Breaking from his Republican Colleagues, Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) is introducing a bill on Tuesday to limit qualified immunity for ...
June 23, 2020
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Masooma Haq
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenges to Legal Doctrine Shielding Police From Misconduct Lawsuits
The Supreme Court on June 15 declined to revisit a widely debated legal doctrine—known as "qualified immunity"—that insulates ...
June 15, 2020
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Janita Kan
Republican Sen. Tim Scott: There Is a Way Forward for Bi-partisan Police Reform
Republican Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is leading the GOP effort to draft police reform legislation in response to ...
June 15, 2020
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Masooma Haq
George Floyd’s Death Renews Calls to Revisit ‘Qualified Immunity’ for Police Misconduct
Nationwide protests against police violence are still persisting more than a week after George Floyd died while taking ...
June 3, 2020
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Janita Kan
Representative Justin Amash Calls for End to Qualified Immunity for Police
Congressman Justin Amash (I-Mich.) is introducing legislation that will remove a law called “qualified immunity,” which makes it ...
June 1, 2020
BY
Masooma Haq
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