Jun. 3, 2019
Showdown at the high court over cross-border shooting
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a case involving a Border Patrol shooting at the Mexican border. Its result will focus national attention on an incident that has already been to the Supreme Court; spawned 17 different opinions in five judicial proceedings; and has attracted 80 non-party briefs (thus far).
William Slomanson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Email: bills@tjsl.edu
William Slomanson is also the author of California Procedure in a Nutshell (5th ed. 2014).
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a case involving a Border Patrol shooting at the Mexican border. Hernandez v. Mesa, 17-1678. Its result will focus national attention on an incident that has already been to the Supreme Court; spawned 17 different opinions in five judicial proceedings; and has attracted 80 non-party briefs (thus far).
Supreme Court scrutiny presents the next episode in the ...
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