Posts Tagged Qualified Immunity
Effort to End Qualified Immunity Shelved This Session, Likely to Become Campaign Issue
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 1, 2021
Lawmakers are rejecting efforts to end qualified immunity for police officers. Michael Pope reports.
Criminal Justice Reforms: House Committee Revives Effort to End Qualified Immunity
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 1, 2020
Delegate Jeff Bourne (D-Richmond)
The state’s special session over police reform took a turn Tuesday after members of the House Appropriations Committee revived a bill allowing citizens to sue law-enforcement officers for misconduct. Cat Modlin-Jackson reports the latest on the controversial move to end qualified immunity.
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From NPR News- 'No Remorse': Toronto's Van Attack Killer Found Guilty Of 1st Degree Murder March 3, 2021The Toronto man's lawyer argued he was autistic and therefore incapable of understanding the consequences of his actions. The judge tossed out the defense.
- Colombia's President On Amnesty For Venezuelans: 'We Want To Set An Example' March 3, 2021"We want to demonstrate that although we're not a rich country, we can do something that is humanitarian ... but at the same time is an intelligent and sound migration policy," Iván Duque tells NPR.
- 'Embarrassed' Cuomo Apologizes But Won't Resign Over Sexual Harassment Allegations March 3, 2021New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo apologized for making people feel uncomfortable, but said he would not resign and urged people to wait for the attorney general's investigation before forming opinions.
- Senate Democrats, White House Agree To Tighter Income Limits For Stimulus Checks March 3, 2021Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1,400 stimulus checks be targeted at low- and moderate-income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package.
- ICC Investigates Alleged Crimes In Palestinian Territories March 3, 2021The International Criminal Court's prosecutor is looking into alleged Israeli crimes in the Palestinian territories, a move that drew swift condemnation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- 'No Remorse': Toronto's Van Attack Killer Found Guilty Of 1st Degree Murder March 3, 2021
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- Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak vows to protect jobs but tax hikes loom March 3, 2021The chancellor says his Budget can rescue the Covid-ravaged economy, as UK faces highest tax burden since 1960s.
- Nicola Sturgeon 'had no reason to want to get' Alex Salmond March 3, 2021Scotland's first minister tells an inquiry that claims of a plot against her predecessor are "absurd".
- Budget 2021: Million more set to pay income tax by 2026 March 3, 2021People who get a pay rise between this April and 2026 may find themselves paying a higher rate of tax.
- Brexit: EU says UK grace period extension breaches international law March 3, 2021The latest Brexit flare up is over checks on goods to NI, which remains in the EU's single market.
- Buckingham Palace to investigate claims Meghan bullied staff March 3, 2021Buckingham Palace is "very concerned" by a report that royal staff made a complaint about the duchess.
- Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak vows to protect jobs but tax hikes loom March 3, 2021
