Eighth Circuit Says Cops Can Come With Probable Cause For An Arrest AFTER They’ve Already Arrested Someone

Techdirt. 2023-09-16

Summary:

Well, this is a bit of a doozy. This case — via the Institute for Justice — involves a possible First Amendment violation but somehow ends with a judicial blessing of cops who make things up after the fact to justify an arrest that has already taken place. That’s literally what happened here. Mason Murphy […]

Link:

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/15/eighth-circuit-says-cops-can-come-with-probable-cause-for-an-arrest-after-theyve-already-arrested-someone/

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Authors:

Tim Cushing

Date tagged:

09/16/2023, 00:04

Date published:

09/15/2023, 22:39