By: WTF News Staff ·
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It reasoned that its 2004 decision ... Fourth Amendment rights.” Therefore, the court of appeals concluded, law-enforcement officials like Zorn “were or should have been on notice on January 8, 2015 that they could be held personally liable for such conduct.” · Zorn, represented by the state of Vermont, came to the Supreme Court in September, asking the justices to review the 2nd Circuit’s qualified immunity ruling. After considering the case at nine ...
It reasoned that its 2004 decision ... Fourth Amendment rights.” Therefore, the court of appeals concluded, law-enforcement officials like Zorn “were or should have been on notice on January 8, 2015 that they could be held personally liable for such conduct.” · Zorn, represented by the state of Vermont, came to the Supreme Court in September, asking the justices to review the 2nd Circuit’s qualified immunity ruling. After considering the case at nine ...
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