The high court was nearly unanimous as it cleared out a pile of low-profile appeals, but their accord may prove short-lived as the most high-profile cases of the term are decided in the coming weeks.

An Atlanta family feared the could die when the FBI mistakenly raided their home and sued for compensation. The Supreme Court revived the case.

Lower courts had dismissed the case brought by Hilliard Toi Cliatt and Curtrina Martin, whose home in Atlanta was wrongly raided by the FBI.