Supreme Court rules for 83-year-old woman forced to kneel at gunpoint by police

The US Supreme Court, currently under the control of a far-right majority, typically sides with law enforcement in police brutality cases, invoking qualified immunity, a doctrine that protects police from liability in lawsuits.

However, in a surprising departure, the Court ruled in favor of an 83-year-old California woman, Elise Brown, who was forced to her knees at gunpoint and handcuffed during a traffic stop by Chino, California police officers, who suspected her vehicle was stolen. — Read the rest