No. 25-981
Kyler Newby v. Gabriel J. Bassford
Tags: false-arrest first-amendment fourth-amendment probable-cause qualified-immunity retaliatory-arrest
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity FirstAmendment FourthAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
SocialSecurity FirstAmendment FourthAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
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Question Presented (from Petition)
The question presented is whether a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity from a retaliatory arrest claim when the officer could have reasonably but perhaps mistakenly believed there was probable cause for the arrest, and the Nieves exception does not apply.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a police officer is entitled to qualified immunity from a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim when the officer could have reasonably but perhaps mistakenly believed there was probable cause for the arrest
Docket Entries
2026-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)
Attorneys
Kyler Newby
Mary Ruth O'Grady — Osborn Maledon, P.A., Petitioner