The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 31, 2017.Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesNews

Posted June 20, 2019, 10:15 AM

The justices today gave plaintiffs more time to sue prosecutors and police who fabricate evidence in criminal trials.

The Supreme Court ruled that the clock to file such a claim doesn’t begin to run until the trial ends in the defendant’s favor—not, as the lower court held, when the evidence is first used against the defendant.

Such a ruling will help rein in “rampant” evidence fabrication, former acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal told the justices during arguments on April…