The Supreme Court of California has ruled that police are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Police in California are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes, the state Supreme Court ruled this week, overruling a precedent made by lower courts that had helped protect law enforcement from litigation for decades.
The ruling cites previous case law that defined investigatory actions as those before charges are filed. A lawyer representing Riverside County in the case did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. Many local police departments have routinely argued that they are immune from damage claims"the moment a police officer arrives on the scene of a crime," said Richard Antognini, a lawyer representing Leon.
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