Three Northern California district attorneys called on the state bar Monday to adopt new ethics rules barring elected prosecutors and district attorney candidates from accepting political contributions from law enforcement unions.

After days of protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, the DAs from San Francisco, Contra Costa and San Joaquin counties said in a video conference that professional rules should eliminate any appearance of conflict when prosecutors review allegations against police officers.

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