A sweeping U.S. Supreme Court ruling for a civil-rights plaintiff marked the latest win for the MacArthur Justice Center, which has found success bringing cases in courts across the country.
The high court decision on Monday in Thompson v. Clark makes it easier to sue law enforcement for alleged rights violations, upending the more-burdensome status quo.
“We identified a rule that made little sense yet shut the courthouse doors regularly to people with really serious and valid civil-rights claims that alleged misconduct by police officers,” said Amir Ali, who argued the case in October and is now the center’s ...
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