Civil Rights
Dec. 15, 2004
Ruling Curbs Damages Liability of Law Enforcement in Making Arrest
WASHINGTON - Curbing the damages liability of police officers over an arrest, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that suspects' Fourth Amendment seizure rights are not violated when officers arrest them for a crime that is not "closely related" to the crime for which they had been stopped.
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