Virginia has made headlines in recent months for criminal justice reform measures but advocates say more needs to be done. They are disappointed lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly recently killed proposals to reduce qualified immunity protections for police officers. State lawmakers so far this session have advanced
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The Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday killed a House of Delegates bill that would have eliminated the qualified immunity legal construct that blocks civilians from suing police officers. The Democratic-majority committee voted 12-3 to kill the bill, which had been patroned in the House by Democrat Jeff Bourne of Richmond.
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The on-again, off-again status of a bill to end qualified immunity for Virginia police officers is on again, after the House of Delegates voted Tuesday in favor of it. The House had voted down the proposal Friday, when several Democrats either abstained or voted against it. But the bill’s
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