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City of San Francisco v. Sheehan

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City of San Francisco v. Sheehan
Decided May 18, 2015
Full case nameCity of San Francisco v. Sheehan
Citations575 U.S. 600 (more)
Holding
Police officers who entered the home of a mentally-ill woman and killed her were entitled to qualified immunity because there was no clearly established law requiring them to accommodate mental illness.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityAlito
Concur/dissentScalia, joined by Kagan
Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

City of San Francisco v. Sheehan, 575 U.S. 600 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that police officers who entered the home of a mentally-ill woman and killed her were entitled to qualified immunity because there was no clearly established law requiring them to accommodate mental illness.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ City of San Francisco v. Sheehan, 575 U.S. 600 (2015).
  2. ^ "Opinion analysis: No new limit on police use of force". SCOTUSblog. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
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