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Supreme Court shields police from excessive force suits in most cases
The court ruled 8-1 that officers are immune from lawsuits unless it is beyond debate a shooting was unjustified. The decision in Mullenix v Luna upholds immunity despite a high speed chase and six shots that killed Israel Leija Jr. The ruling cites a long standing preference for police in dangerous car chase scenarios. Justice Sotomayor dissented criticizing a “shoot first, think later” policing approach.
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