Summer Gorman v. State of Mississippi

JAMES C. HO, Circuit Judge:

The circumstances that led to this lawsuit are unquestionably tragic-an accidental fatal shooting during an officer training session. But the Constitution does not afford a cure for every tragedy. And it does not here for one simple reason: Under established Supreme Court precedent, the Fourth Amendment concerns only intentional, not accidental, searches and seizures. Nor have the parties given any indication that the Supreme Court should revisit its precedent in light of the text or original understanding of the Fourth Amendment.

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