In Vega v. Tekoh the U.S. Supreme Court held 6-3 that police officers can’t be sued for money damages for failing to recite Miranda rights.
Continue readingSCOTUS Issues Unfavorable Ruling for States and Local Governments in Malicious Prosecution Case
In a 6-3 decision in Thompson v. Clark the U.S. Supreme Court held that to demonstrate a favorable termination of a criminal prosecution in order to bring a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution case a plaintiff need only show that his or her prosecution ended without a conviction.
Continue readingSLLC Files Supreme Court Brief Supporting NYC Police Officer
The SLLC argues that Thompson should lose his claim for “unreasonable seizure pursuant to legal process” for two reasons.
Continue readingSCOTUS Reverse Excessive Force Case Officers Won before Lower Court
In a per curiam (unauthored) opinion in Lombardo v. City of St. Louis, Missouri the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Eighth Circuit to decide again whether police officers used excessive force when restraining Nicholas Gilbert on his stomach for 15-minutes and/or should receive qualified immunity.
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