Supreme Court declines to review limits of police immunity from lawsuits
Originally reported by NBC News
The Supreme Court declined to review how far the law should shield law enforcement officials from lawsuits, especially when their actions result in injury or death of people in custody. The case involved a Texas woman whose son died by suicide in a jail while a jailer failed to intervene or call 911. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the officials had legal immunity.
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