Case Categories: Retaliatory Arrests and Prosecution

• Hartman v. Moore (2006)

  Hartman v. Moore (2006) said that those who allege their First Amendment rights are being retaliated against must prove there is no probable cause for the...

• Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida (2018)

  The Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that a man who is alleging a retaliatory arrest for his First Amendment-protected speech can proceed with a lawsuit even if...

• Nieves v. Bartlett (2019)

  The Supreme Court in 2019 ruled that most claims of arrest in retaliation for speech protected by the First Amendment would fail if there was probable cause for...

• Reichle v. Howards (2012)

  The Supreme Court in 2012 ruled that Secret Service agents had qualified immunity when they arrested a man who they overheard talking about Dick Cheney in...

• Wayte v. United States (1985)

  In 1985, the Supreme Court upheld the prosecution methods for not registering for the draft against a due process and First Amendment challenge. In Wayte v....