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Dona Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart discusses county concerns, policing reform, the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission and more.
Dona Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart discusses county concerns, policing reform, the New Mexico Civil Rights Commission and more.
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Derek Chauvin is on trial in Minnesota for murder. The former Minneapolis police officer was videotaped with his knees on the neck and back of George Floyd as he laid face down on a city street with his hands cuffed behind his back.
In the wake of nationwide protests after Floydâs at the hands of the police, the doctrine of qualified immunity has come under increasing scrutiny. Qualified immunity shields government officials from liability for their conduct.
According to the American Bar Association, Floydâs death, and the national turmoil that followed, made qualified immunity a relatively unknown concept an issue of national importance.
Created: April 08, 2021 06:42 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The New Mexico Civil Rights Act has received a lot of attention for eliminating qualified immunity which protects law enforcement from certain kinds of lawsuits.
However, a fiscal impact report from the state’s legislative finance committee shows there could be some unintended consequences for local school districts.
Under the new law, New Mexico residents can sue government agencies and groups like police departments for violating their civil rights.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the bill this week but did not respond to KOB 4’s request for comment on this story.
“Indeed, good public servants work tirelessly every single day to protect those rights, to ensure them, to safeguard New Mexicans,” she said in a press release on Wednesday.