
Supreme Court considers plea from parents of man killed in St. Louis jail who was shackled facedown
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When the Supreme Court meets behind closed doors on Thursday, the justices will discuss a case brought by parents who say their son, Nicholas Gilbert, died in police custody in St. Louis after law enforcement officers placed their weight on his back as he was shackled facedown.
In court papers, the parents compare elements of the death of their son -- who was White -- with the murder of George Floyd. The allegation produced an angry response from the city that accused the parents of using the death of Floyd "as a cudgel to try to browbeat this Court into reviewing a case that is a straightforward application of basic Fourth Amendment procedures." The case is being watched for any signal of the justices' willingness to step in and offer more definitive guidance on the legal doctrine of qualified immunity that shields law enforcement from liability for constitutional violations including allegations of excessive force.More Related News