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May 25, 2021
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Police Accountability Is a Matter of Life and Death
… actually held accountable for it. And after a year of furious, sometimes violent protests, that remains the key issue surrounding police reform in America: Accountability. As Cato scholars and others have repeatedly explained, police cannot do their jobs effectively without …
By Clark Neily
May 14, 2021
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Qualified Immunity Is Still the Key to Real Police Reform
… in the elimination of the “clearly established law” standard and effectively gut the doctrine as a defense for rights‐violating police. Adding the MCCA’s support for qualified‐immunity reform to that of other police organizations, including the Law Enforcement …
By Clark Neily
May 10, 2021
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Police Officers Never Learn “Clearly Established Law”
… any of the 284 cases that create the body of “clearly established law.” The full article goes on to examine police training in far greater detail, including in‐service police training and police training courses available at community colleges. Professor …
By James Craven
May 10, 2021
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Major Police Organization Comes Out in Support of Qualified Immunity Reform
The Major Cities Chiefs Association (“MCCA”) is an organization of 79 police chiefs, commissioners, and sheriffs representing the largest cities in the United States and Canada. Last year, I wrote about how the MCCA put out a misleading “Law Enforcement …
By Jay Schweikert
April 12, 2021
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Tenth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity to Police Who Knowingly Violated the First Amendment
… in this case, “maybe it’s clearly established over there, but it’s not clearly established here.” Qualified immunity protects police officers acting in bad faith. The evidence in this case overwhelmingly demonstrated that the Denver police officers who harassed …
By Jay Schweikert
March 5, 2021
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Evidentiary Seizures Let Police Take Your Smartphone. They Don’t Have to Give It Back.
An attorney recounts how her client, the victim of a shooting, had his smartphone taken while he was unconscious in the hospital. An activist describes how his smartphone “vanished” during the Occupy Wall Street protests. The perpetrator in these cases? The New York City Police Department.
By James Craven
January 7, 2021
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Capitol Police Funding
After all the security breaches at both the congressional complex and White House over the years, and the many large protests in the city, you would think that the Capitol Police would have been better prepared.
By Chris Edwards
December 24, 2020
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Why Are People So Mad at Police?
It is morally condemnable to enforce morally indefensible laws.
By Clark Neily
December 21, 2020
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Our Police Embrace Deceit. Is It Any Wonder We Don’t Trust Them?
American police are facing a crisis of confidence. A look at practices abroad suggests a forthright solution: ingrain integrity into every investigation.
By James Craven
October 16, 2020
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Maryland Lawmakers’ Task Force Urges Repeal of Police “Bill of Rights”
A Maryland legislative panel has recommended repealing the state’s Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, one of more than a dozen such state laws around the country that erect obstacles to investigating and removing police officers for misconduct.
By Walter Olson
August 27, 2020
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Spotlight On Police Accountability
Kudos to several recent writings that advance the debate on police misconduct and accountability.
By Walter Olson
July 17, 2020
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For Police Accountability, Tackle The Laws That Empower Police Unions
For police accountability, we need to look critically at the role of police unions and the laws for which they have lobbied around the country that make it harder to discipline misbehaving officers.
By Walter Olson
June 17, 2020
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Yes, Abolishing Qualified Immunity Will Likely Alter Police Behavior
Eliminating qualified immunity remains one of our most promising means of actually encouraging police officers to respect people’s constitutional rights.
By Jay Schweikert
June 10, 2020
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Federal Aid for State-Local Police
Federal funding for state and local police should be zeroed out.
By Chris Edwards
June 9, 2020
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Police Unions Enable Misconduct
Overly strong police unions hamper the police’s ability to protect and serve the community by enabling persistent police misconduct.
By Jeffrey Miron and Erin Partin