U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 2, 2010
Court Says Couple Can't Sue L.A. County
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that a couple could not sue Los Angeles County for failing to remove their names from a list of child abusers even though they were found innocent of the abuse charges.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that a couple cannot sue Los Angeles County for failing to remove their names from a list of child abusers, even though they were acquitted of the abuse charges.
The decision overturned a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the couple could sue the county for violating their due-process rights, even though the state, not the cou...
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