Supreme Court makes it easier to sue police when criminal charges are dropped

[BeatMan]

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to sue police and the government for malicious prosecution when charges are later dropped.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court said that in order to sue, a defendant doesn't have to be found not guilty by a judge or jury and prosecutors don't have to state that they wrongly filed charges. It’s enough, the court said, if the charges are simply dismissed.


“The question of whether a criminal defendant was wrongly charged does not logically depend on whether the prosecutor or court explained why the prosecution was dismissed,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the court’s majority.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/su...police-criminal-charges-are-dropped-rcna22844

 

[HisArpy]

It's an interesting decision. But, like Roe, it has a lot of confusion as to the constitutional provisions in the logic train used to get to the end result.

 

[Wrong Element]

Any time this current Court expands Fourth Amendment rights, it's going to be worth taking note of.