Study: Reimbursing Victims of Police Property Damage Would Cost Very Little And yet governments deny reimbursement claims more often than approving them, according to the Institute for Justice. Reason · Sep 15
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Phony checks, a twinkling of an eye, and sparkling sports gambling. Reason · Apr 10
Innocent Property Owners Deserve 'Just Compensation' When Cops Wreck Their Homes or Businesses Two petitions ask the Supreme Court to uphold the remedy required by the Fifth Amendment. Reason · Apr 8
Police Destroyed Innocent People's Property—and Left Them With the Bill. Will the Supreme Court Step In? The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause promises "just compensation" when private property is taken for public use. But some courts have ruled that it does not always apply when police are involved. Reason · Apr 7
A SWAT team destroyed this family’s home in a mistaken raid. Now they’re taking action Amy Hadley claims that two local police departments in St Joseph County caused $16,000 worth of damage to her home and left her then 15-year-old son traumatised after he was wrongly arrested during the raid The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023
This Innocent Woman Is on the Hook for Thousands After a SWAT Team Destroyed Her Home An error-prone investigation in search of a fugitive led police to Amy Hadley's house. Reason · Dec 20, 2023