As we approach the one‐​year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, Congress stands at a crossroads: It can deliver the real reform it has repeatedly promised by overhauling qualified immunity, or it can settle for a package of largely meaningless window dressing that leaves untouched our indefensible policy of near‐​zero accountability for police. From a purely policy standpoint, the choice is a no‐​brainer. As explained below, it’s good politics as well.

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