Congress can't do much about fixing local police – but it can tie strings to federal grants
- Written by Alexis Karteron, Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
Legislation pending in Congress would contribute to reforming how police conduct themselves -- but there's a limit to what federal legislation can do.Seth Herald / AFP/Getty ImagesSince the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and massive protests in 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd, there has been widespread interest in the...