Torres v. Madrid
2021 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Torres v. Madrid, 592 U.S. 306 (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case based on what constitutes a "seizure" in the context of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, in the immediate case, in the situation where law enforcement had attempted to use physical force to stop a suspect but failed to do so. The Court ruled in a 5–3 decision that the use of physical force with the intent to restrain a person, even if that fails to restrain the person, is considered a seizure.
Quick Facts Torres v. Madrid, Argued October 14, 2020 Decided March 25, 2021 ...
Torres v. Madrid | |
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Argued October 14, 2020 Decided March 25, 2021 | |
Full case name | Roxanne Torres v. Janice Madrid, et al. |
Docket no. | 19-292 |
Citations | 592 U.S. 306 (more) |
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Holding | |
The application of physical force to the body of a person with intent to restrain is a seizure even if the person does not submit and is not subdued. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Roberts, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh |
Dissent | Gorsuch, joined by Thomas, Alito |
Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. IV |
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