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Maryland bill would make it easier to sue police officers for brutality in state court


Maryland bill would make it easier to sue police officers for brutality in state court
Ovetta Wiggins
Lawmakers seeking to tighten police accountability in Maryland have also set their sights on civil lawsuits, with legislation that would make it easier to sue officers and localities for police misconduct.
Del. Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D-Montgomery) called the state’s immunity defense, which shields officers from legal liability, “the missing piece that we have to address.”
Her proposed legislation would remove the immunity defense for police officers, increase caps for monetary damages awarded in civil lawsuits, allow the state to decertify officers who are found liable in those lawsuits, and permit local jurisdictions to forfeit officers’ pensions and use that money to help pay legal settlements. ....

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Bill establishes Md. police use of force requirements


Bill establishes Md. police use of force requirements
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By Jacob Steinberg
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Feb. 12, 2021) A bill in the Maryland General Assembly would revise police use of force requirements in the state part of a growing initiative surrounding police reform nationally.
Conversations surrounding police reform have intensified with the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, among others, which sparked protests throughout the nation.
HB0139 and its cross-file, SB0626, sponsored by Del. Debra Davis, D-Charles, and Sen. Jill P. Carter, D-Baltimore, would set prohibitions and limitations on police officers use of force. ....

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