SCOTUS

Judge Ketanji Jackson, who comes from a police family, had previously won the support of the FOP

In 2021 the Supreme Court affirmed long-standing truisms that protect the home and that qualified immunity review is not a shield against unconstitutional conduct

The court denies law enforcement officers qualified immunity for the arrest of a local journalist in a recent case

Justices reversed rulings in two separate cases related to use-of-force lawsuits

If there is any clearly established Supreme Court precedent, it is that the Court believes lower courts continue to misconstrue Supreme Court direction on qualified immunity

The troopers were sued for allegedly failing to protect a woman before her ex-boyfriend went on a shooting rampage in 2015

Sanctity of the home unites conservative and liberal justices – again

Courts commonly cite risks of imminent injury, potential escape of the fleeing suspect and destruction of evidence as exigencies supporting warrantless entry

Three justices dissented and accused their colleagues of avoiding a potentially controversial case

Decision unites Courts' conservatives and liberals

The court limited the scope of the federal law against computer hacking, ruling it does not include people who misuse information they were authorized to see

The justices rejected a "community caretaking" rule that may authorize police to enter a home even if they have no evidence of a crime or an emergency

And could significantly expand warrantless entries into homes

Case makes for strange bedfellows, uniting the ACLU with gun groups, albeit for different reasons

While the 2019 U.S. Supreme Court term was a quiet year for police-related cases, Justice Clarence Thomas continued to express concern with qualified immunity