In a major victory for police officers, the SCT slammed the 9th Circuit today in a per curiam opinion granting cert, reversing and remanding the 9th Circuit without argument in the case of Stanton v. Simms. The case concluded that the officers should have been accorded qualified immunity when they were sued for entering the curtilage of a home while chasing a misdemeanant. This is one of the cases we had asked our legal advocacy committee to be on the look out for should the court grant cert. The BOLO is now closed. Don't forget our call next Tuesday, Nov 12. We can discuss this case and the stunning victory NYC had in its case involving stop and frisk. Chuck Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director and General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1440 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 202-466-5424 x7110 Direct: 202-742-1016 Cell: 240-876-6790 Plan ahead: IMLA's Mid Year Seminar in Exciting Anchorage, Alaska, May 17-20, 2014 IMLA's Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD Sept. 10-14 Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the the Battle of Ft. McHenry and the birth of the "Star Spangled Banner"