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By editor on September 23, 2021
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in the published decision Lemos v. County of Sonoma, recently held that a jury verdict convicting a plaintiff of resisting, delaying, or obstructing an... Continue Reading
By editor on March 05, 2021
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a published decision in Villanueva v. State of California, recently reiterated that an officer firing at a slow-moving vehicle violates the Fourth... Continue Reading
By editor on June 02, 2019
I. Introduction
What happens when a suspect does not break the law, “fails the attitude test,” and is arrested? He becomes a plaintiff in a First Amendment retaliation case. ... Continue Reading