Civil Rights
Feb. 28, 2007
Supreme Court Revisits Police-Chase Issue in Fourth Amendment Argument
WASHINGTON - Expressing little sympathy for suspects who flee the police, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated Monday that it likely will not allow a man paralyzed in a high-speed car chase to sue the officer who rammed his car off the road.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Expressing little sympathy for suspects who flee the police, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated Monday that it likely will not allow a man paralyzed in a high-speed car chase to sue the officer who rammed his car off the road.
During an hourlong oral argument, nearly all the justices seemed troubled by the civil-rights lawsuit filed ...
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