In a welcome win for the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to create a new loophole for police shootings. Torres may also signal the Supreme Court’s newfound—albeit cautious—willingness to let victims of police violence and government misconduct have their day in court. “The Court made clear that the Fourth Amendment’s protection of our personal security applies whenever police use physical force to restrain a person.”The Supreme Court is seen as sundown in Washington, Friday afternoon, Nov. 6, 2020. The Supreme Court also declined to decide if the deployment of other police armaments, like pepper spray or flash-bang grenades, should be viewed as seizures. In other words, even though the ruling is a victory for Torres, courts could ultimately deny her any relief for being shot and hospitalized.

Source: Forbes March 30, 2021 18:33 UTC