Month: February 2023

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/20–2/24

Legal scholar Joanna Schwartz discredits qualified immunity; state legislators nationwide champion police reform; the Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols’ death deny accountability; and more!

End qualified immunity
News Digest

States Take on QI in 2023

In response to Tyre Nichols’ fatal police beating, a growing number of states are setting their sights on ending qualified immunity in 2023.

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/13–2/17

Reason blasts qualified immunity; Washington State inches closer to police accountability; Mississippi activists demand justice for two Black men beaten by racist cops; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/6–2/10

President Biden addresses police reform at the State of the Union; The New York Times tells Congress to “write out” qualified immunity; community leaders in Washington State call on lawmakers to hold cops accountable; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/30–2/3

Tyre Nichols’ death renews push to pass the Justice in Policing Act; a retired police captain condemns the lack of police accountability; Maryland sets its sights on ending qualified immunity; and more!