Many people hold the false and dangerous view that the federal court system is not only the final say on the meaning of the Constitution - but take it even further - the courts represent the “last bulwark against tyranny.”
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The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who “subjects or causes to be subjected any other person to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the federal or state constitution or laws."
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Under the proposed law, Minnesota courts would be prohibited from issuing a no-knock warrant. A no-knock warrant is defined as a search warrant authorizing peace officers to enter certain premises without first loudly and understandably announcing the officer's presence or purpose and waiting a reasonable amount of time thereafter prior to entering the premises to allow the subject to become alert and able to comply.
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The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who “under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the Bill of Rights, Article I of the state constitution.”
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Under the proposed law, police officers would be prohibited from executing a no-knock warrant or seeking a warrant authorizing them to make entry into a residence “without first knocking, announcing his or her office, and giving the occupants a reasonable amount of time, no less than 30 seconds, to respond.”
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Under the proposed law, police officers would be prohibited from executing a no-knock warrant or seeking a warrant authorizing them to make entry into a residence “without first knocking, announcing his or her office, and giving the occupants a reasonable amount of time, no less than 30 seconds, to respond.”
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The bill specifically abolishes “qualified immunity” as a defense.
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The legislation would create a cause of action in state courts to sue a police officer who "under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected, including failing to intervene, any other person to the deprivation of any individual rights that create binding obligations on government actors secured by the bill of rights, article one of the state constitution."
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (Dec. 13, 2022) – A bill filed in the Washington state House would create a process to sue police officers in state court for using excessive force or taking other actions that violate individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense. On Dec. 9, Rep. My-Linh Thai (D) filed House […]
The post Washington State Bill Would Create State Process to End Police Qualified Immunity first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.Did you know the location of tattoo parlors in Long Beach, California is a federal matter? Yup. It sure is. The city was forced to alter its zoning laws for tattoo shops after a guy named James Real sued the city asserting that restrictions on tattoo businesses violated his First Amendment right to free speech.…