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Texas woman, 81, awarded $60K after 5-year fight against ‘sovereign immunity’ — what it could mean for others
Redfern reportedly pointed in court to a 1980 Texas Supreme Court ruling in Steele v. City of Houston, where the city was ...
Judge orders McKinney to pay $59K to cancer-survivor after SWAT raid left her home in ruins
The decision from U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant orders the city to pay $59,656.59 plus interest to Vicki Baker, 81, under ...
Judge rules in favor of Texas woman after SWAT destroyed her house while pursuing a fugitive
A federal judge ruled McKinney, Texas must pay a homeowner for SWAT damage to her house during a fugitive pursuit, following ...
Judge orders City of McKinney to pay for damage caused by SWAT standoff
A federal judge ruled McKinney must pay for tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage caused to the woman’s home during a ...
Unanimous Supreme Court backs family lawsuit in case of FBI SWAT raid on wrong house
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor added a concurring opinion, joined by Justice ...
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Judge rules in favor of Texas woman after SWAT destroyed her house while pursuing a fugitive
Five years after police destroyed cancer survivor Vicki Baker's house while pursuing a fugitive, a federal judge has ruled that the Texas city she ... "This case has always been about more than ...