Personal Injury

Partisan Disagreements Holding Up Legitimate Police Reform Measures

Recently, there have been an onslaught of multiple different incidents where African American individuals have become disproportionately affected as victims of the opposite end of police misconduct.  Not only is there video evidence of misconduct, but the transparency of what unfolds during what should be a relatively brief encounters between African Americans and law enforcement …

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Obstacles to Prosecuting Police Brutality are on the Chopping Block

For so long, the ability to successfully prosecute police brutality is hindered by ideas such as qualified immunity.  Historically, the government has been able to protect police from prosecution and civil liability.  Justice has been suppressed and deterred by outdated legal protections. In 1967, the Supreme Court established a doctrine called Qualified Immunity Doctrine, which …

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