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California legislative leaders back state 'sleeper hold' ban

by Associated Press
| June 8, 2020 5:03 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Assembly speaker and other key lawmakers on Monday backed making it illegal statewide for police to use a type of neck hold that blocks the flow of blood to the brain, a proposal that appears to go beyond any other state.

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