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Court says police cannot be sued over warrant

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says California police officers cannot be sued because they used a warrant that may have been defective to search a woman's house. The high court on Wednesday threw out the lawsuit against Los Angeles County Sheriff's... Full Article at FindLaw: AP News

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