City Passes Police Reform, Making It Easier to Sue For Excessive or Illegal Acts

Authors :: Mays, Jeffery C.
Southall, Ashley
Source :: The New York Times. March 26, 2021, A20
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: A year after nationwide protests against police brutality, the City Council passed a bill limiting qualified immunity, a longstanding legal protection officers had against lawsuits. A year after nationwide protests [...]

Subjects :: New York, New York. City Council -- Powers and duties
New York, New York -- Laws, regulations and rules
Searches and seizures -- Laws, regulations and rules
Violence (Law) -- Interpretation and construction
Government regulation
General interest
News, opinion and commentary

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