the court ruled unanimously that officers in arkansas were within their rights when they fired 15 shots at point blank range into a car on a rampage, killing both the driver and passenger. it s a victory for law enforcement because the court ruled that officers acted reasonably. it was a good day for u.s. secret service as well. the supreme court siding with the secret service involving the president s detail. another interesting case. another unanimous decision for law enforcement here. this is a first amendment freedom of expression case dating back to the administration of george w. bush. on a re-election campaign stop in oregon and went to dinner where there were protesters on one side and supporters of the president on the other side of the street. the secret service moved the protesters out but let the supporters stay put. the question was whether they did it to keep the protester s viewpoints from being expressed. the court held the secret service officials had qualified i m
we re following some new developments out of the u.s. skour supreme court today. the first has to do with this high-speed chase that ended with a police shooting and killing both the driver and the passenger of the car they were chasing. the family of the driver wanted to sue the police over the death. with us now is our senior white house correspondent joe johns who s heard the argument. what did the court say about the use of deadly force in this speed chase? this was a case that is essentially closely watched. because it was expected to clarify the rights of police officers making snap judgments involving force when there s a high-speed chase and a passenger in the car. there s video of the tragic circumstances that put this case in the courts. west memphis, arkansas, 2004.