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OLYMPIA, Wash. (Jan. 10, 2024) – Two Washington state bills carried over into the 2024 legislative session would create a process to sue government officials in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions that violate individual rights without the...
ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 9, 2024) – Bills introduced in the New York Assembly and Senate would create a process to sue police officers and government officials in state court for the deprivation of individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a...
TRENTON, N.J. (Jan. 2, 2024) – A bill introduced in the New Jersey Senate 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 immunity” as a...
CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 28, 2023) – A bill filed in the New Hampshire 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 immunity” as a...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Dec. 15, 2023) – A bill filed in the Missouri House would create a process to sue police officers in state court for the deprivation of individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense. Rep. LaKeySha Bosley prefiled...