Supreme Court Challenges Police Immunity

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Police raided the wrong house, now a family wants the Supreme Court to let them sue

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Case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday could clear a path for some victims of wrong-house raids to sue for damages.

Trina Martin , her teenage son and ex-partner want to sue the FBI for damages after agents mistakenly raided their Atlanta home in 2017 .

The Trump administration argues sovereign immunity shields the government from damages claims.

Civil Rights advocates estimate hundreds of cases of wrong house raids nationwide each year ; most victims are not compensated.

Police raided Amy Hadley's home in 2022 , her teenage son emerged with his hands up.

The suspect lived across the street, the city denied any wrongdoing and claimed immunity.

Congress carved out an exception for federal law enforcement immunity in 1974 for victims of "assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, or abuse of process" The government denies the exception applies to the Martin case.

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