Supreme Court Ends Suit Against Officer Who Enabled Abuse by Telling on Domestic Abuse Victim Who Filed Confidential Report
November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON--This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Desiree Martinez's appeal in her civil rights suit against a Clovis, California, police officer who protected and enabled her abuser. Her lawsuit has spent nearly a decade in court, with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently granting qualified immunity to Officer Channon High. The Institute for Justice (IJ) had asked . . .
WASHINGTON--This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Desiree Martinez's appeal in her civil rights suit against a Clovis, California, police officer who protected and enabled her abuser. Her lawsuit has spent nearly a decade in court, with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently granting qualified immunity to Officer Channon High. The Institute for Justice (IJ) had asked . . .