Published on: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Allegation: Grand Rapids, Mich. police are on the lookout for an adult white woman with a ponytail who is suspected in a stabbing. They surround and draw their guns on an 11-year-old Black girl with no ponytail, whom they handcuff and place in a squad car while she screams and cries. Sixth Circuit: No qualified immunity for that.
The case is Hodges v. Grand Rapids, City of et al, 24-1615 (6th Cir. May 30, 2025).