Massachusetts' Progressive Lawmakers Push Congress to Abolish Qualified Immunity
A bill introduced by Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren comes as the House prepares to vote on major policing reform.
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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Since the day of the Capitol insurrection, nearly a fifth of states moved bills that would crack down on protests.
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The lawmakers floated the bill after the attack on the Capitol. They say they are now redrafting it to account for civil liberties concerns.
In Wake of Capitol Riot, GOP Legislatures “Rebrand” Old Anti-BLM Protest Laws
Three states introduced anti-protest laws since the Capitol insurrection — part of a wider push to criminalize dissent.
After Pelosi Threatens Impeachment Unless Trump Resigns, Biden Says He Supports “What the Congress Decides”
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