The US Supreme Court of granted certiorari Monday in Brownback v. Douglas, a case concerning excessive force by police.
James King was stopped by two undercover officers from a federal-state joint task force in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2014. The officers, one an FBI agent and one a local police officer, attempted to arrest King, whom they had mistaken for a fugitive. King resisted arrest and was then punched by the officers.
After assault charges were dropped against King, he brought charges against the officers, as well as the federal government.