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Booker, Paul Reintroduce Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

Press Release

Date: March 12, 2024
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Criminal Justice

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“Breonna Taylor’s horrific death nearly four years ago was a flashpoint in our country's conscience for the need for policing reform. No knock entries where police barge into a home unannounced are one of the most inherently dangerous, and often deadly, law enforcement practices for communities and for officers. No one should ever experience the horror of being startled from their sleep by police executing a no-knock warrant. Many cities and states, including Louisville, Kentucky where Breonna was fatally shot, have already taken steps to enact legislation prohibiting these unlawful procedures, but we must take action at the federal level. I am proud to work with Senator Paul to introduce and pass the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act, a crucial, long-overdue public safety bill to ensure that such tragedies never occur again in our nation.”

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