In Monday’s argument in Nieves v. Bartlett, the justices pushed all sides for a compromise approach to handle the broad range of cases that might qualify as First Amendment retaliatory arrests, an approach that would neither allow all claims nor defeat all claims. The case arises from the arrest of respondent Russell Bartlett at Alaska’s … Continue reading Argument analysis: “Contempt of cop” — Justices search for compromise standard for First Amendment retaliatory arrests