United States Supreme Court
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17–1174
Held that probable cause to make an arrest defeats a claim that the arrest was in retaliation for protected speech. A man arrested at a winter sports festival claimed that the reason was his speech. However, because there was probable cause to arrest him for disorderly conduct, his First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim failed as a matter of law. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion. There were several concurring and dissenting opinions.
Appellate Information
- Published 2019/05/28
Judges
- Roberts
Court
- United States Supreme Court