The Supreme Court ruled families can sue the government for wrong-house raids, like the 2017 Atlanta FBI mistake. This decision allows victims to seek justice despite federal immunity. #SupremeCourt #WrongHouseRaid #Justice #CivilRights #PoliceAccountability
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VICTORY!!! Supreme Court Sides with Family in Wrong House Raid Case
In April, the Court heard argument in Martin v. United States.
Today we won!
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#WrongHouseRaid #MartinVUS #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt
Tomorrow, IJ is going to the #SupremeCourt to fight for justice on behalf of a family that was subjected to a terrifying SWAT raid when the FBI agents raided the wrong house.
Read our Listeners' Guide for valuable context ahead of tomorrow's argument.
#WrongHouseRaid
IJ is going back to #SCOTUS!
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of an Atlanta family that was harmed by a mistaken FBI SWAT raid on their home.
#MartinVUnitedStates #WrongHouseRaid
Update on the grant of certiorari in @ij.org #WrongHouseRaid case, Martin v. U.S.:
1. #SCOTUS will likely be hear the case this term, between 4/28 and 4/30.
2. The Court has appointed an amicus to argue QP1 (below), since the gov't did not defend the 11th Cir.'s Supremacy Clause bar.
Via this morning's Orders List, #SCOTUS has now relisted both of @ij.org's #WrongHouseRaid cert. petitions for a THIRD time.
That could mean several things, but it's a little curious that the cases are in a group of 15 cases that have been relisted three times.
We keep waiting.
In either of @IJ’s #WrongHouseRaid cases, #SCOTUS has the opportunity to correct this hypocrisy.
If Congress says we can sue, courts have no business saying we can’t.
Here are the dockets. 8/8
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🧵As we await decisions on the #SCOTUS relists of @ij.org’s #WrongHouseRaid cert. petitions, I want to highlight how these cases expose a judicial hypocrisy.
Factually, they’re similar.
SWAT teams raided the wrong house without checking the address.
Legally, they’re distinct. 1/8
#SCOTUS has relisted BOTH of @ij.org's #WrongHouseRaid cases for this Friday's conference.
1. Martin v. U.S. (11th Cir. barring FTCA w/#SovereignImmunity)
2. Jimerson v. Lewis (5th Cir. barring 1983 w/#QualifieidImmunity)
The relists indicate someone at the Court is interested...
Our Martin #WrongHouseRaid cert. petition appeals the 11th Cir.'s application of the #SupremacyClause to bar the application of . . . a *federal statute* to the actions of FBI agents. As a result, @ij.org's petition is supported by a bipartisan, bicameral group of Congress members as amici. 1/4
In filing our very-short reply brief in support of cert. in @ij.org’s #QualifiedImmunity #WrongHouseRaid case Jimerson v. Lewis, I discovered that our printer’s machines can only bind a minimum of 4 pages.
So, these booklets have a couple blank pages. #AppellateSky
Right now, @ij.org is litigating 3 #WrongHouseRaid cases from around the country (Dallas, Atlanta, and South Bend).
I would be very interested to speak to Mr. Harless's family.
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Even if the cops are at the wrong house.
I'd love to speak to Mr. Harless's family.
We have several #WrongHouseRaid cases across the country. I'm very interested in this issue.
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And today, @ij.org filed the reply in our THIRD #WrongHouseRaid case: Hadley v. South Bend.
Unlike Jimerson ( #QualifiedImmunity) & Martin ( #SovereignImmunity), Hadley is a #Takings case in the 7 Cir.
SWAT destroyed Amy's house, and their employer(s) refused to pay compensation:
Yesterday, @IJ.org filed replies in our 2 #WrongHouseRaid cert. petitions:
1. Jimerson v. Lewis (5 Cir. barring 1983 w/#QualifiedImmunity)
2. Martin v. U.S. (11 Cir. barring FTCA w/#SovereignImmunity)
The Martin raid was executed by the FBI, so SG’s opposing.
Our reply summary: 1/3
Both #WrongHouseRaid cases will be considered at the 1/10 #SCOTUS conference.
Both present clear Rule 10 grounds.
And both have excellent amicus support.
And the Jimerson docket is here:
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The @ij.org #WrongHouseRaid cert. petition, Jimerson v. Lewis (No. 24-473), is now fully briefed.
Unlike our *other* wrong-house raid cert. petition, Martin v. U.S. (No. 24-362), Jimerson challenges #QualifiedImmunity.
This is the shortest #SCOTUS reply I've ever filed:
The U.S. Solicitor Gen. filed a BIO to the cert pet in the #WrongHouseRaid case Martin v. U.S.
Sens. Rand Paul, Ron Wyden, and a bipartisan group of Congress members filed a brief explaining why @IJ.org should prevail under the FTCA.
But the SG says Congress is wrong about what its statute means.
🚨#QUALIFIEDIMMUNITY CERT ALERT🚨
In October, @ij.org filed cert. on behalf of an innocent family, subjected to a #WrongHouseRaid in the Dallas metro area.
In Jimerson v. Lewis, we ask #SCOTUS to either hear the case or summarily reverse the 5th Cir.'s grant of QI. 1/10
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Finally, our last #WrongHouseRaid case (for now), is Hadley v. South Bend. Police mistakenly raided a house based on bad information about an IP address. @ij.org demanded just compensation b/c the destructive raid is a #taking. The d. ct. said no. Now, we're in the 7th Cir.
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I can't get over the fact that @ij.org ended up with THREE #WrongHouseRaid cases in just a few months. This is a huge problem in the U.S. and a variety of doctrines - including #QualifiedImmunity - are denying the victims the ability to enforce their constitutional rights.
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