AD“Cities are literally on fire with the pain and anguish wrought by the violence visited upon black and brown bodies,” it reads. ADThe House Judiciary Committee has planned a hearing Wednesday, the first on police issues since the protests broke out. ADThe bill contains several provisions that would make it easier to hold officers accountable for misconduct in civil and criminal court. One proposal long sought by civil rights advocates would change “qualified immunity,” the legal doctrine that shields officers from lawsuits, by lowering the bar for plaintiffs to sue officers for alleged civil rights violations. Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman, was fatally shot in March by Louisville police officers serving a no-knock warrant.

Source: Washington Post June 07, 2020 00:11 UTC