Today, #SCOTUS declined to hear @ij.org's case, Jimerson v. Lewis, seeking to hold a SWAT commander accountable for ordering his team to raid the wrong home, ignoring obvious evidence.
Justices Sotomayor & Jackson wanted to grant cert, but 4 justices are needed.
https://ij.org/press-release/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-seeking-to-hold-officer-accountable-for-swat-raid-on-wrong-home/
Justices Sotomayor & Jackson wanted to grant cert, but 4 justices are needed.
https://ij.org/press-release/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case-seeking-to-hold-officer-accountable-for-swat-raid-on-wrong-home/
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The difference is Martin deals with the Federal Tort Claims Act while Jimerson was a QI case.
https://ij.org/press-release/supreme-court-will-hear-case-from-victims-of-fbi-wrong-house-raid/