CAC Release: Today’s Supreme Court Decision Is a Small…
Originally reported by Constitutional Accountability Center
The Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) praised the Supreme Court’s decision in Barnes v. Felix, which rejected the ‘moment-of-threat’ rule for evaluating police use of deadly force, emphasizing that officers should be held accountable under the Fourth Amendment.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court rejected the moment-of-threat rule in Barnes v. Felix.
- This decision reinforces Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable seizures.
- The ruling does not impose arbitrarily time-constrained limits on what can be considered when determining an officer’s conduct reasonableness.
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CAC Release: Today’s Supreme Court Decision Is a Small but Important Step Toward Greater Police Acco — Constitutional Accountability Center
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