No, the Police Don't Always Have to Help You | Castle Rock v. Gonzales

In episode 67 of Supreme Court Briefs, a mother's three children are murdered after the local police don't enforce a restraining order.

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Mostly because of the horrific nature of the case, Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales remains one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in recent decades. In 2011, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the decision. Critics have argued that it basically says it’s ok for the police to ignore restraining orders.

Decided on a technicality, it’s easy to understand why this decision is so unsettling to so many when it began with police refusing to enforce a restraining order, and learning that them actually enforcing that restraining order could have prevented the murder of three children.