Proposed amendment to end police immunity still long way from November ballot  - Signal Cleveland

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Proposed amendment to end police immunity still long way from November ballot  - Signal Cleveland

A proposed amendment to the Ohio constitution that would end qualified immunity is on hold due to a case before the Ohio Supreme Court, and proponents have turned to a federal court in hopes of moving the process along and getting the amendment on the ballot in November. Qualified immunity refers to the longstanding legal doctrine of granting broad (but not total) immunity from criminal and civil liability to public servants, including police of…