Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Fiona McFarland debating her sovereign immunity bill on April 8, 2025, in the House Judiciary Committee. (Photo via the ...

A Republican-backed plan to rewrite Alabama’s law on immunity for police officers advanced Wednesday with opposition from Democrats who said a statewide standard on police policy and training should ...

A bill changing the state's police immunity law for criminal use of force cases and civil cases against law enforcement officers was pushed through in the final hours of the 2025 Legislative session.

The contentious debate over qualified immunity for police officers returned to Beacon Hill as law enforcement leaders forcefully pushed back against a bill that would ease the path for civil rights ...

A bill to expand legal immunity for police, a priority for Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican leaders in the Alabama Legislature, was praised at a public hearing Wednesday but also sparked warnings about ...