United States speechretaliatory arrestqualified immunity

Leonard v. Robinson

Leonard v. Robinson, 477 F.3d 347 (6th Cir. 2007)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Year2007

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The First Amendment protects a citizen's politically charged speech, including profanity, uttered in an orderly fashion at a public township board meeting, so arresting the speaker for that speech lacks probable cause and defeats qualified immunity.

Area of Law

General

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