Plumhoff v. Rickard, No. 12-1117 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 765; 134 S.Ct. 2012) (May 27, 2014) (Justice Alito)
In 2007, the Supreme Court issued its seminal decision on police liability arising out of high-speed chases. It held that the police had not acted unconstitutionally when they tried to stop a suspect fleeing at high speed by ramming the suspect's car from the rear, forcing it to crash, and ...
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