The attorney for Nichols’s family called on Congress to pass stalled legislation aimed at combating police misconduct. But it could face an uphill battle in the House.
, would limit qualified-immunity policies that protect officers accused of misconduct; create a national registry of sustained disciplinary actions against officers; and ban chokeholds and limit no-knock warrants, among other measures.
The 2021 measure was named for George Floyd, who died in 2020 after then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9½ minutes, as seen on a video captured by a bystander. The legislation was sponsored by Democrats including Sen. Cory Booker but faced opposition in the Senate from Republicans. Sen. Tim Scott offered a narrower version of the bill, but that didn’t pass either.Sen. Richard J.
On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Jim Jordan said he didn’t think a federal law would have made a difference in the death of Nichols.
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