Police Groups Wield Strong Influence in Congress, Resisting the Strictest Reforms
WASHINGTON — As Americans were clamoring in the streets last week to defund the police and as Democrats in Congress were drafting legislation to make...
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Qualified Immunity Protection for Police Emerges as Flash Point Amid Protests
WASHINGTON — Long before the death of George Floyd set off a nationwide uproar over police brutality, before protests erupted in 2014 over the death...
Abolishing Qualified Immunity Is Unlikely to Alter Police Behavior
The national movement galvanized by the killing of George Floyd has created the possibility of transformational change to policing. One reform that has generated broad...
Trump’s Order Targeting Social Media Sites, Explained
Much of the president’s order consists of complaints about social media companies and their efforts to flag or remove content deemed inappropriate. Here is an...
Buried in N.Y. Budget: Legal Shield for Nursing Homes Rife With Coronavirus
In the chaotic days of late March, as it became clear that New York was facing a catastrophic outbreak of the coronavirus, aides to Gov....
Trump’s Bid to the Supreme Court to Stand Above the Law
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear one of the most consequential cases ever considered on executive privilege. Trump v. Vance concerns...