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Trump's plan to 'unleash' police risks more abuses of everyone's rights

It wasn't a surprise when President Donald Trump penned his recent executive order that calls "for cities to unleash high-impact local police forces." In

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Supreme Court revives excessive force suit against officer in deadly Houston-area traffic stop

The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a lawsuit filed by the mother of a Texas man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a police officer on […]

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A federal judge says New Mexico cops reasonably killed an innocent man at the wrong house

Around 11:30 on a Wednesday night in April 2023, three police officers repeatedly knocked on the door of Robert Dotson's house at 5305 Valley View Avenue

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Qualified Immunity Protects Cops In Fatal ‘Wrong House’ Raid​

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Supreme Court Overturns Police Excessive Force Qualified Immunity Case​

Jun 3, 2025
Which means this other case should be reconsidered: • Qualified Immunity Protects Cops In Fatal ...


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SWAT Raids are Out of Control​

Jul 15, 2024

Imagine a SWAT team raids a house—battering doors, breaking windows, and coating everything inside with tear gas residue. Now imagine the SWAT team had the wrong address. Who do think would pay for the damage? If you said insurance, you’re probably wrong. If you said the city, you’re probably also wrong.

Today, IJ attorneys Jeff Redfern and Dylan Moore talk with us about this nightmare situation facing homeowners across America – and how the Institute for Justice is fighting to change it.


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Vicki Baker SWAT Case: https://ij.org/case/texas-swat-destru...
Wrong House Raid: https://ij.org/case/texas-wrong-house...

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VICTORY: Judge Rules that Woman is Entitled to Damages Under Texas Constitution After SWAT Team Destroyed Her Home While Pursuing Fugitive - Institute for Justice

SHERMAN, Texas—Today, a federal judge ruled that Vicki Baker is entitled to $59,656.59 in damages, plus interest, after a SWAT team destroyed her McKinney, Texas, […]

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Woman Traumatized by False Arrest Sues US Marshals - Institute for Justice

PHOENIX—A grandmother wrongly arrested by U.S. Marshals sued the United States government and federal agents over the harms she suffered and the violation of her […]

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Justices take up case on right to sue over mistaken SWAT raid

The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether a Georgia family whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team can sue the federal government for the error. Just […]

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Supreme Court allows family’s suit against government for “wrong house” raid to continue

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a family’s lawsuit against the federal government to move forward. With the lawsuit, the family seeks to hold the government liable […]

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Don’t let rights-violating federal agents dodge accountability

The good guys won a welcome victory at the U.S. Supreme Court last week when the justices ruled 9–0 that an innocent family's lawsuit against the federal

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Federal courts shrug at potentially lethal wrong-door raids

Cops should not be free to forgo the modicum of care required to make sure they’re in the right place.

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The problem is not the law, but the "courts." The kangaroos appointed by Valerie Jarrett and by Biden's Autopen.