Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi is defunding the police

We were more than a little bit surprised to see Trump’s new attorney general, Pam Bondi, take action to defund local police this week, as part of the Administration’s ideological crusade against sanctuary cities like San Francisco. This isn’t quite what defunding proponents wanted, and we certainly won’t hail her as a racial-justice hero for an action motivated by anti-immigrant ideology. Nonetheless, her move to withhold federal funding for public safety in sanctuary cities does count as defunding local police—an interesting move from someone nominally in law enforcement.

Deep DiveKathy LassFebruary 11, 2025Justice in Policing, police, Trump

Justice in Policing Means Ending Qualified Immunity

Qualified immunity has been the major impediment to achieving meaningful accountability for, and deterrence of, police brutality for decades. Read our explainer on the efforts to address it and what you can do.