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Petition of the day

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on Feb 3, 2017

Thepetition of the day is:

Buehler v. Austin Police Department
16-729

Issue:Whether a third-party finding of probable causeincluding a post-arrest grand jury indictmentprecludes 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/