At issue is what law enforcement refers to as "wrong-house raids." Local, state, or, as in the case before the court, federal officers smash into a private home to find a suspect, but it's the ...

Patrick Jaicomo, an attorney with the nonprofit legal advocacy group Institute for Justice, says most victims of police wrong-house raids are not compensated for property damage or emotional harm ...

A major case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday could clear a path for some victims of wrong-house raids to sue for damages under an exception to immunity under federal law. Police body ...

Sotomayor said she might agree with the government in the case of a mistake on a warrant application, but wrong-house raids are outside of the discretionary exception because the officer used his ...