The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a Georgia family whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team can sue the federal government for the error. Just over six hours after the justices issued a list of orders from their Jan. 24 conference, and three days after they granted three cases from that conference, the court issued a new order granting review in Martin v. United States and fast-tracking the case for oral argument, presumably during the 2024-25 term.

  • raynethackery@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    They are going to make it so that you are personally liable for the cops emotional distress from raiding the wrong house.

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      It’s kinda already happened. Cop murders guy in cold blood, on video, doesn’t get charged, gets early retirement due to “PTSD” from murdering a guy, then is allowed to keep the murder weapon.

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        That cop’s gun slide was personalized to say “you’re fucked” while he shot a man on the ground begging for his life in front wife and daughter.