United States Supreme Court

In a suit alleging 42 U.S.C. section 1983 violations and a Bivens claim when plaintiff was arrested and searched without probable cause, in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and that the arrest violated the First Amendment because it was made in retaliation for his criticism of Vice President Cheney, the U.S. Tenth Circuit's ruling against Secret Service agent-petitioners on the First Amendment claim is reversed, where petitioners are entitled to qualified immunity because, at the time of plaintiff's arrest, it was not clearly established that an arrest supported by probable cause could give rise to a First Amendment violation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/04/2012
• Published 06/04/2012

Judges

• Thomas

Court

• United States Supreme Court

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