On March 25, 2021, the New York City Council passed a law that makes it easier to sue police officers for conducting illegal searches, making false arrests, and using excessive force. The law “establish[es] a local right of security against unreasonable search and seizure and against excessive force regardless of whether such force is used in connection with a search or seizure.” More importantly, it does not allow for qualified immunity as a defense in any civil lawsuit brought under the law.