
Changes to qualified immunity in policing deal face Senate GOP resistance
CNN
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are objecting to changing protections police currently enjoy from civil lawsuits, underscoring the challenges facing a trio of lawmakers who are furiously working to cut a deal that would overhaul policing in America.
The issue -- known as qualified immunity for police officers -- has long been the biggest sticking point in high-stakes negotiations to craft a bill responding to deadly episodes of police violence in Black communities. And any deal on policing will almost certainly include some changes to the qualified immunity standard, likely making it easier for victims of excessive force to make their case in civil court.
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