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Police shooting

SAN FRANCISCO —The Ninth Circuit reversed summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity for officer Nicholas Russell over the shooting of Kenard Thomas, who says he was slowly coming out of a closet with his hands by his ears after police ordered him to show himself.

Read the order here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Civil Rights, Government

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