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BATON ROUGE, La. (May 12, 2021) – Yesterday, the Louisiana House passed a bill that would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense. But an amendment to the bill could...
BATON ROUGE, La. (May 4, 2021) – Yesterday, a Louisiana House committee passed a bill that would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense. Rep Edmond Jordan introduced...
BATON ROUGE, La. (April 15, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Louisiana House would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions that violate individual rights without the possibility of “qualified...