There was a brief time when civil courts could force cops to pay damages. Then SCOTUS stepped in

Legal historian Mia Brett explains how we got here.

Ex-cop Derek Chauvin was convicted this week of murdering George Floyd, marking the first time a white police officer has been convicted in the death of a Black person in the history of Minnesota, and the second time a police officer had been convicted of killing a civilian in the state. While the verdict was a victory, it will do very little to curb po…