Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of Woman’s Home Damaged in SWAT Raid

Two justices expressed concern about the prospect of the government damaging homes without paying compensation.

Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch in the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court in Washington on June 1, 2017. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 25 declined to take up the appeal of a Texas woman whose home was damaged during a SWAT raid.

The decision came in the form of an unsigned order in Baker v. McKinney, Texas. The court did not explain the reasoning behind the order.