Tag: Qualified Immunity

Biden Admin Embraces Qualified Immunity

The Biden administration has appeared to embrace the one defense that could propel criminal justice reform if eliminated. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Democrats behind a major criminal justice reform bill named for George Floyd want to put limits on qualified immunity, a defense available to law enforcement that is very difficult for plaintiffs

Senate GOP Reveal Proposal to Reform the Police

Senate GOP members revealed their plan to reform the police on Wednesday. According to The Hill: The bill comes amid growing signs of urgency from within the Senate GOP caucus to respond to weeks of calls for reforms sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed while detained by Minneapolis police. “We find