The death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in May 2020 gave momentum to a cross-ideological effort to reform the legal defense known as "qualified immunity," which can protect cops ...

A former Grand Rapids police officer is again asking a federal judge to rule before trial and toss out the civil wrongful ...

Police officers are already protected by the Supreme Court’s “Reasonable Standard” decision. Reasonable errors are not ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio activists are starting to gather signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would end qualified immunity — a protection for police and other government ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After years of trying to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot, an organization that said it wants to increase accountability for government employees is eyeing the 2026 ...

A criminal task force comprised of multiple law enforcement officers was serving a search warrant on a person suspected of distributing methamphetamine. He had spent 15 years in prison for murder and ...

The contentious debate over qualified immunity for police officers returned to Beacon Hill as law enforcement leaders forcefully pushed back against a bill that would ease the path for civil rights ...

A citizen’s campaign that wants to ask Ohio voters whether to end qualified immunity for public workers, like police officers, cleared another hurdle Tuesday in front of the Ohio Ballot Board. Like it ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to negotiate a bipartisan bill to reform federal policing laws, and qualified immunity is a key sticking point. Qualified immunity protects government officials, ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Qualified immunity for police officers was a hot-button issue on Beacon Hill in 2020 during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, and lawmakers are debating similar policies ...

This editorial by Lucas Grundmeier represents the views of the Register's editorial board. Qualified immunity strikes again. The judge-created doctrine routinely blocks federal juries from hearing ...