Supreme Court Sides With Woman Shot by Police While Fleeing

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speaks at the dedication of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington on Sept. 24, 2016. Joshua Roberts

The Supreme Court on March 25 sided with a New Mexico woman who was shot by police when she tried to flee from them in her vehicle.

In a 5–3 ruling (pdf), the high court wrote that the woman was “seized” under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, although the shooting didn’t result in police immediately detaining her.