The U.S.Supreme Court case Tennessee v.Garner involved civil suits against police departments and not individual police officers.

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Tennessee v. Garner was a U.S. Supreme Court case that involved a lawsuit brought by the family of Edward Garner against the Memphis Police Department and individual police officers. The case established the principle that police officers may only use deadly force against a fleeing suspect if there is probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.

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