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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,490 posts) Mon Oct 18, 2021, 11:42 AM Oct 2021

SCOTUS summarily reverses LC rulings that had allowed lawsuits against police officers to proceed.

Also in today's order list, SCOTUS summarily reverses the rulings of two lower courts that had allowed lawsuits against police officers to proceed. SCOTUS says the officers in both cases are entitled to qualified immunity. No noted dissents from either reversal.

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SCOTUS summarily reverses LC rulings that had allowed lawsuits against police officers to proceed. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 OP

Ugh empedocles Oct 2021 #1

Time to upgrade and upsize SCROTUS. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #2

Basically 9-0. I'm not sure having 13 would change anything. jimfields33 Oct 2021 #4

It is disheartening! lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #5

Never thought this late in life HAB911 Oct 2021 #3

Did anyone posting about these decisions actually read them first? onenote Oct 2021 #6

Speaking for myself, the answer is no. I just posted the OP as a news item. I didn't have mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 #7

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

1. Ugh

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Mon Oct 18, 2021, 11:46 AM

Oct 2021

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

2. Time to upgrade and upsize SCROTUS.

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Mon Oct 18, 2021, 11:46 AM

Oct 2021

jimfields33

(15,823 posts)

4. Basically 9-0. I'm not sure having 13 would change anything.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 18, 2021, 12:40 PM

Oct 2021

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

5. It is disheartening!

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 18, 2021, 01:35 PM

Oct 2021

HAB911

(8,904 posts)

3. Never thought this late in life

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Oct 18, 2021, 12:14 PM

Oct 2021

I would resume using the term "Pigs", but here we are

onenote

(42,714 posts)

6. Did anyone posting about these decisions actually read them first?

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Mon Oct 18, 2021, 02:16 PM

Oct 2021

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the answer is no.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,490 posts)

7. Speaking for myself, the answer is no. I just posted the OP as a news item. I didn't have

Reply to onenote (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 18, 2021, 02:22 PM

Oct 2021

any details on it other than what was in the tweet, so I couldn't post it in LBN. CNN ran an article about this a while later, and calista247 posted about it there.

The post was mostly to let DUers know that there was a ruling at the SC this morning, so be on the lookout for a story later today.

I know this isn't why you're asking, but I felt I might as well answer too.

Thanks.

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