The Federalist: Sen. Mike Braun To Introduce Police Reform Bill Tackling Qualified Immunity
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The bill would protect alleged misconduct when the courts have already weighed in on the rights violation at hand. The current interpretation of qualified immunity doctrine is that misconduct is excused because the court has not made any decision on that particular situation.
The bill has been praised by conservative and right of center organizations such as FreedomWorks, Americans for Prosperity, Justice Action Network, Right on Crime, and R Street.
The Justice Action Network commended Braun,“History will smile on Sen. Braun’s courage of conviction, and we hope his colleagues on both sides of the aisle will feel inspired to join good-faith negotiations on landmark bipartisan reforms that can begin to heal our broken nation.”