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Scott v. Harris, No. 05-1631 (U.S. Supreme Court) (550 U.S. 372; 127 S.Ct. 1769) (April 30, 2007) (Justice Scalia)

Loaded on April 1, 2007 published in Punch and Jurists April 09, 2007
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In this case, the Supreme Court ruled, by an 8 to 1 vote, that the police did not act unconstitutionally when they try to stop a suspect fleeing at high speed by ramming the suspect's car from the rear, forcing it to crash, and rendering the driver, Victor Harris, a ...

 

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