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In a year already marked by the coronavirus pandemic, American cities erupted in protests after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis Police Department officer, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. The protests spread to more than 2,000 cities and towns around the world, and polls have estimated that as many as 26 million people participated in some form of demonstration. …
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Foreword
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How Can the Federal Government Reform Police?
Congress has finite power over state and local law enforcement
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Public Contacts With the Police
A fifth of Americans reported police interactions in a federal survey
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The Qualified Immunity Doctrine
Why police officers are protected from civil lawsuits
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The Justice Department’s Reform Program
‘Pattern or Practice’ cases have led to lasting changes
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What Congress Is Doing on Police Reform
Nationwide protests jolted Congress into action
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Pros & Cons of Exiting the World Health Organization
Taking a stand against alleged negligence versus global health risks
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Pros & Cons of D.C. Statehood
Civil rights versus a congressional ‘power grab’
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Pro & Con
Should Congress pass the Justice in Policing Act?