Qualified Immunity granted on Fourteenth Amendment claim because no analogous case existed at time of incident that “shocks the conscience” in using body weight as a use of force on a mentally ill individual who was not suspected of a crime
By editor on May 08, 2025
Scott v. Smith discusses the right to familial association and whether qualified immunity applies in a Fourteenth Amendment claim brought by the daughter of the decedent. This case also... Continue Reading