Could just be that QI is too big an issue to pick up over a case as marginal as this one. Nobody is entitled to a Supreme Court case.
Everything else aside, I don't know why anyone would be in a hurry to get a SCOTUS QI case. You'll get Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, and if you're incredibly lucky and the stars align you might get Gorsuch (but probably not). Every other vote is a foregone conclusion. Why would you want this particular court setting QI precedent?
For the foreseeable future, the path to beating back QI is going to be legislative, and policy shifts about policing start local. Go make friends with your city council or trustees board. You might be surprised what you can get done.
Everything else aside, I don't know why anyone would be in a hurry to get a SCOTUS QI case. You'll get Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, and if you're incredibly lucky and the stars align you might get Gorsuch (but probably not). Every other vote is a foregone conclusion. Why would you want this particular court setting QI precedent?
For the foreseeable future, the path to beating back QI is going to be legislative, and policy shifts about policing start local. Go make friends with your city council or trustees board. You might be surprised what you can get done.