U.S. Supreme Court Acts in Accordance with the National Police Association's Amicus Brief, Vacating Ninth Circuit Decision, and Delivering Relief to Law Enforcement

The Ninth Circuit attacked the use of bodyweight compression, a widely taught and carefully regulated law enforcement control technique used to restrain actively resisting or combative individuals. The NPA's amicus brief made clear that bodyweight compression, when applied in accordance with training and departmental policy, is a non-deadly force option that plays a critical role in safely resolving volatile encounters.

"The Supreme Court has sent a necessary and unmistakable signal," said Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.), spokesperson for the National Police Association. "Police officers must be judged based on clearly established law, not shifting theories that second-guess lawful, trained techniques like bodyweight compression."

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