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Scott v. Harris
No. 05-1631 Title:

Timothy Scott v. Victor Harris

Subject:

Civil Rights, Fourth Amendment, Excessive Force, High-Speed Chases, Qualified Immunity

Question:

1. Whether a law enforcement officer's conduct is "objectively reasonable" under the Fourth Amendment when the officer makes a split-second decision to terminate a high-speed pursuit by bumping the fleeing suspect's vehicle with his push bumper, because the suspect had demonstrated that he would continue to drive in a reckless and dangerous manner that put the lives of innocent persons at serious risk of death.
   
   
2. Whether, at the time of the incident, the law was "clearly established" when neither this Court nor any circuit court, including the Eleventh Circuit, had ruled the Fourth Amendment is violated when a law enforcement officer uses deadly force to protect the lives of innocent persons from the risk of dangerous and reckless vehicular flight.

Decisions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit Opinion Filed: December 23, 2005
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: October 27, 2006

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket

Briefs:

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Counsel of Record

For Petitioner Scott:

Philip W. Savrin
Atlanta, GA

For Respondent Harris:

Craig T. Jones
Edmond & Jones, LLP
Atlanta, GA

Andrew C. Clarke
Borod & Kramer
Memphis, TN

 

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