Lombardo v. St. Louis
Decided June 28, 2021. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 20-391 · 594 U.S. 464 (2021) · Cited 131 times
Holding
Because it is unclear in this excessive force case whether the Eighth Circuit incorrectly thought the use of a prone restraint is per se constitutional so long as an individual appears to resist officers’ efforts to subdue him, the Eighth Circuit’s judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to give the court the opportunity in the first instance to employ the careful, context-specific analysis required by this Court’s excessive force precedent.
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Graham v. Connor · 490 U.S. 386 (1989)
- Kingsley v. Hendrickson · 576 U.S. 389 (2015)
- Tolan v. Cotton · 572 U.S. 650 (2014)
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