U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Rights
Mar. 26, 2020
Justices may review another 9th Circuit qualified immunity case
The Supreme Court likes to pick on the 9th Circuit, and may get another chance when it decides whether to hear a new petition challenging a decision to deny qualified immunity to a police officer who shot an unarmed man to death behind an adult bookstore in San Diego.
Scott J. Street
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Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP
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Scott has taught at Loyola Law School, practiced in the U.S. Supreme Court and written for the Daily Journal and other publications.
The U.S. Supreme Court likes to pick on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, especially in cases involving law enforcement. It may get another chance when it decides whether to hear Nehad v. Browder, a new petition challenging the 9th Circuit's decision to deny qualified immunity to a police officer who shot an unarmed man to death behind an adult bookstore in San Diego. 92...
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