Petition of the day
By Kate Howard
on Feb 3, 2017
The petition of the day is:
16-729
Issue: Whether a third-party finding of probable cause—including a post-arrest grand jury indictment—precludes a false arrest suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has held pursuant to its “independent intermediary doctrine,” in conflict with precedent of this court and other courts of appeals.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Buehler v. Austin Police Department
Recommended Citation:
Kate Howard,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Feb. 3, 2017, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/02/petition-of-the-day-1085/