In response to Renee Good’s Death, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey and Representative Ayanna Pressley are now leading the charge to abolish qualified immunity for federal law enforcement.

US Sen. Ed Markey and US Rep. Ayanna Pressley want to eliminate so-called “qualified immunity” for ICE agents and other ...

Vice President JD Vance’s claim Thursday that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is “protected by absolute immunity” drew immediate ...

Qualified Immunity (QI) says that if a government official, including a police officer, violates your legal rights, the official cannot be sued civilly (for money) unless there has already been a ...

Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Ayanna Pressley have reintroduced the "Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of 2026" to end qualified immunity for federal law enforcement officers, which would allow victims of ...

Congress gave Americans the right to sue government officials for civil-rights violations in 1871. Qualified immunity was ...

The contentious debate over qualified immunity for police officers returned to Beacon Hill as law enforcement leaders forcefully pushed back against a bill that would ease the path for civil rights ...

When officers commit misconduct during off-duty jobs, some judges are granting them immunity historically reserved for on-duty incidents HOUSTON — Shanita Terrell believes someone spiked her drink the ...

It’s been more than five years since the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer and more than four years since Massachusetts passed a police reform law spurred by that ...

Washington, DC, Nov. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed an amicus curiaebrief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear NRA v. Vullo and reexamine the Court’s ...

WASHINGTON — Senator Ed Markey and Representative Ayanna Pressley today introduced a bill that would eliminate a legal principle that protects federal government employees, including law enforcement, ...