By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Related Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Atlanta girl whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI will go earlier than the Supreme Court docket on Tuesday in a key case over when individuals can sue to attempt to maintain federal legislation enforcement accountable.
Trina Martin’s legal professionals are asking the justices to revive the lawsuit she filed after brokers broke down her door earlier than daybreak in 2017, pointing weapons at her then-boyfriend and terrifying her 7-year-old son.
The FBI group had meant to raid a distinct home down the road. They apologized and left, with the group chief later saying that his private GPS had led him to the fallacious place.
The federal government says judges shouldn’t be second-guessing choices made within the warmth of the second and Martin can’t sue over what amounted to an sincere mistake. The eleventh U.S. Circuit Court docket of Appeals agreed, tossing out the lawsuit in 2022.
Public curiosity teams from throughout the political spectrum urged the court docket to overturn the ruling, saying it differs from different courts across the nation and its reasoning would severely slim the authorized path for individuals to attempt to maintain federal legislation enforcement accountable in court docket.
Initially Revealed: April 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM EDT
