Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New on the Bound By Oath podcast: In 1974, Congress added the law-enforcement proviso to the Federal Tort Claims Act to ensure that the victims of wrong-door raids by federal officers would have a legal remedy. On this episode, we talk with some folks who had a hand in getting the proviso passed into law, and we talk about the case of Martin v. United States, the wrong-door raid case that the Supreme Court will hear next week. Protestors at the Vermont statehouse sit in a circle, join arms, sing "social justice" songs, and refuse to leave. Cop applies pressure to one, triggering violent pain, during which she claims she was unable to stand. Three officers carry her out. District court: Qualified immunity. Second Circuit: Well, there's… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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