So: the FL protest bill DeSantis just signed is, I think, the first (of many pending) to target defunding.
If a city cuts police funding, DA or other officials can appeal to the gov, who will refer the budget to an Admin Commission, which can restore funding without appeal.
If a city cuts police funding, DA or other officials can appeal to the gov, who will refer the budget to an Admin Commission, which can restore funding without appeal.
By my count, there are at least ten other states with these bills working their way thru the lege, most in states w GOP trifectas.
Some threaten funding cuts, TX demands cities keep up w inflation, AZ allows sheriffs to take over.
Preemption is coming for reforms.
Some threaten funding cuts, TX demands cities keep up w inflation, AZ allows sheriffs to take over.
Preemption is coming for reforms.
Some states are expanding supersession laws, which allow the state AG to take cases away from local DAs.
Others are altering local sovereign immunity standards, I think to make it easier to sue cities that don’t crack down hard enough on protests.
Others are altering local sovereign immunity standards, I think to make it easier to sue cities that don’t crack down hard enough on protests.
Blue cities in red states have been facing this for a lot of issues of late. Crim justice has flown under the radar.
But as we move from “low-level drug cases” to bigger, more essential reforms, the Kraken of Preemption stirs.
But as we move from “low-level drug cases” to bigger, more essential reforms, the Kraken of Preemption stirs.
(And if @ethanbrown72 is reading this—my inability to get my piece for the Appeal on this done quickly just paid off, bc DeSantis made it more timely? So... being in the end-of-semester weeds for the win?)
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