Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the police pursuit § 1983 case of Scott v. Harris, No. 05-1631. The cert. petition via SCOTUSblog is here. The high court last pursued this issue in County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833 (1998). In the new case, Harris was the actual perpetrator, making him a less sympathetic plaintiff than Lewis, who was merely a passenger. Scott is the deputy sheriff who pursued Harris.

Also granted were a patent case, a disabilities/education case, and a tax levy case.

Update: The order is now on the Court's site.