U.S. Supreme Court
Feb. 24, 2012
US Supreme Court decisions
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Los Angeles Sherriff's deputies are immune from a civil rights lawsuit and sent a case about the ownership of riverbeds underlying four rivers in Montana back to the state's high court.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officers are immune to personal liability for using a search warrant that a lower court found to be overly broad.
The court held 7-2 that the deputies could have reasonably thought the warrant was valid, given the violent, gun-related charges under investigation, the suspect's history with gangs and the fact that they sought and obtained...
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