"Supreme Court Upholds Justice for Elderly Woman Humiliated in Traffic Stop"

The Supreme Court has allowed an 83-year-old woman's lawsuit against police officers who forced her to her knees during a traffic stop to proceed. The officers had mistakenly believed her car was stolen and followed their protocol by drawing their handguns, handcuffing her, and forcing her to kneel. A federal appeals court had ruled that the woman could sue the police for excessive force, waiving the qualified immunity that typically protects officers from civil rights violations. This decision comes at a time when the Supreme Court has generally been reluctant to question the legal immunity extended to officers, despite ongoing concerns about fatal police confrontations.