A survivor has vowed to challenge an appeals court ruling stating that she is not entitled to a $60,000 payout after a SWAT team destroyed her home with explosives, toxic gas and armored vehicles while in pursuit of an armed fugitive. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that it was necessary for police to use the measures to resolve a standoff in July 2020 in Vicki Baker's home and that she should not be compensated for the damage - reversing an earlier decision in her favor by a federal judge. Lawyers from the Institute for Justice, who represent Baker, have asked the court for another hearing and are prepared to take the case to the .
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