Supreme Court rules woman who was shot fleeing police custody may sue for using excessive force

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Well this is an interesting 5 to 3 ruling that when officers fired 13 shots at a fleeing suspect, their actions were a seizure under the Constitution, entitling the suspect to sue for damages.  Justice Kavanaugh. joined with Roberts and the liberal justices in this case;  Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate.

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fleeing woman shot by police officers may sue them for using excessive force, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, saying that the shooting was a “seizure” under the Fourth Amendment even though the woman had managed to escape.

“The application of physical force to the body of a person with intent to restrain is a seizure, even if the force does not succeed in subduing the person,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority in the 5-to-3 decision....