Legislation that would make it easier to successfully sue police officers for a violation of one’s rights passed the Virginia House on second consideration Tuesday.

Under current law, officers have qualified immunity, which means an officer is protected from lawsuits that claim he violated a person’s rights unless he violated a clearly established right that any person would be aware of.

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