Supreme Court Revives Wrongful Death Suit Against St. Louis Police

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The Supreme Court revived a wrongful death suit against St. Louis police and declined to consider a Virginia school board’s plea to exclude a transgender boy from the men’s bathroom

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court took a harder line against police misconduct Monday, ordering a lower court to reconsider whether St. Louis officers used excessive force in 2015 when kneeling on the back of a shackled suspect who later died.case on transgender rights

, came as the court cleared its docket in its final week before starting its summer break. The court also turned away notable cases involving work-from-home income taxes and marijuana. In the excessive force case, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis had dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nicholas Gilbert’s parents, concluding that the officers acted reasonably after finding Mr. Gilbert apparently attempting to hang himself while in a holding cell.

Several officers responded, but Mr. Gilbert, 5’3” and 160 pounds, resisted, and a struggle ensued. Ultimately, officers shackled Mr. Gilbert and held him on his stomach. “Three officers held Gilbert’s limbs down at the shoulders, biceps, and legs. At least one other placed pressure on Gilbert’s back and torso. Gilbert tried to raise his chest, saying, ‘It hurts. Stop,’” the court’s unsigned opinion said.

 

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Such a shame.

this is terrible news

Doesn’t the school board have more important things to spend money on.

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