Denied appeal by lower courts for a SWAT raid gone wrong at her house, Atlanta mom Trina Martin now seeks recompense at the nation’s highest court.
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FBI Police vehicles outside of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Building in Washington, D.C., in 2018.
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Atlanta mom Trina Martin got two shocks when a mixed-up FBI SWAT team raided her home by mistake. The initial jolt came fast and furious, starting with a flash-bang grenade in her living room. The surprise that followed was more insidious: a slow and deliberate betrayal in court.
Citing a technicality in federal law, judges told Martin she could not sue the United States. They dismissed her case without a trial, rejected her appeal, and left her family alone to process the trauma.
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Patrick Jaicomo is an attorney with the Institute for Justice.
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Dylan Moore is a litigation fellow in the Institute for Justice’s Virgina office.
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Atlanta mom Trina Martin got two shocks when a mixed-up FBI SWAT team raided her home by mistake. The initial jolt came fast and furious, starting with a flash-bang grenade in her living room. The surprise that followed was more insidious: a slow and deliberate betrayal in court.
Citing a technicality in federal law, judges told Martin she could not sue the United States. They dismissed her case without a trial, rejected her appeal, and left her family alone to process the trauma.
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About the Author
Patrick Jaicomo is an attorney with the Institute for Justice.
About the Author
Dylan Moore is a litigation fellow in the Institute for Justice’s Virgina office.
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