9th Circuit: Trump Supporters May Proceed With Class Claims Over Rally Injuries

Mealey's (July 31, 2018, 1:54 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A trial court did not err when it denied qualified immunity to San Jose, Calif., police officers in a class complaint brought by supporters of President Donald Trump who allege that officers put them in danger by directing them into a crowd of violent anti-Trump supporters, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 27 (Juan Hernandez, et al. v. City of San Jose, et al., No. 17-15576, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20908)....