Some in Congress assert that dismantling qualified immunity (“QI”)—a police officer’s “good faith” defense to a civil rights lawsuit—is a “non-starter” in negotiations to pass the George Floyd Civil Rights Act. In reality, meaningful police reform is a non-starter without dismantling QI. More
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