Ian Tomlinson is seen walking away from officers with his hands in his pockets. One of the police strikes him on the back of the leg with a baton before shoving him to the ground. Tomlinson is helped to his feet by bystanders. He collapsed soon afterwards and died.

But the Obama DOJ demanded dismissal of the entire lawsuit based on (1) its Bush-mimicking claim that the "state secrets" privilege bars any lawsuits against the Bush administration for illegal spying, and (2) a brand new "sovereign immunity" claim of breathtaking scope -- never before advanced even by the Bush administration -- that the Patriot Act bars any lawsuits of any kind for illegal government surveillance unless there is "willful disclosure" of the illegally intercepted communications.