Category: News Digest

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/27–3/3

Popular Science explains how police brutality impacts public health; Ben and Jerry rally for police accountability in Vermont; civil rights activists resist aggressive policing in Mississippi; and more!

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!

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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!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/23–1/27

Slate explores the current response to police reform; New Yorkers rally in Albany to end qualified immunity; Texas introduces legislation to hold law enforcement accountable; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/16–1/20

Los Angeles demands justice for Keenan Anderson; the Chicago Police Dept. refuses to fire Oath Keeper cop; West Virginia introduces bill to end qualified immunity; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/9–1/13

New data reveals that police killings reached a record high in 2022; Washington State launches a police use-of-force hotline; a Texas case pits the First Amendment against qualified immunity; and more!

News Digest

CTEQI Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/2–1/6

The Nevada Supreme Court affirms the right to sue government officials; Washington State lawmakers introduce bill to end qualified immunity; Kansas police rescind drug charges against a terminal cancer patient; and more!