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Tag: Malicious Prosecution

Letter to Attorney General: Request for an Investigation into the Orange County District Attorney’s Office

Letter to Attorney General: Request for an Investigation into the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Posted by Vanguard Administrator source Dear Attorney General Bonta, The ACLU Foundation of Southern California…

Uniformed Secret Service agents in Akron, Ohio on Oct. 3, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled many times that government officials are entitled to qualified immunity in First Amendment lawsuits, meaning they might not face liability for violating someone's constitutional rights if the law was not settled or known at the time of the conduct in question. In Wood v. Moss in 2014, Secret Service agents who removed protestors away from President George W. Bush were granted qualified immunity against a challenge that the protestors First Amendment rights of speech were violated. (Photo by Tim Evanson, CC by SA-2.0)

How Far Does Qualified Immunity Go for Government?

How Far Does Qualified Immunity Go for Government? By David L. Hudson Jr. Qualified immunity is a doctrine that shields government officials from liability unless they violated clearly established statutory…

Martin v. Thomas (1992) – 4th Amendment – Humiliation and Emotional Distress Civil Rights Violation by Police

Martin v. Thomas (1992) – 4th Amendment – Humiliation and Emotional Distress Civil Right$ Violation by Police Not to be confused with: Martin v. Thomas et al. 2022 – Employer…

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