Letter to Congress Supporting End of Qualified Immunity

We are members of the National Police Accountability Project, which published this letter in support of the End Qualified Immunity Act and the Justice in Policing Act. These bills would allow us to be more successful in holding police accountable when they violate people’s rights. The current doctrine of Qualified Immunity “hobbles one of the most effective tools for police accountability and prevents those whose rights are violated from seeking justice while simultaneously imposing enormous costs on courts and litigants.” The letter describes specific examples of how Qualified Immunity has permitted police officers to get away with amoral and criminal conduct such as stealing over $225,000 during the search of a person’s home.