Editorial: Don't let police arrest people for exercising their right to free speech
by Los Angeles Times
Nov 29, 2018
3 minutes
The Supreme Court this week wrestled with a legal brain teaser that has real-world implications: If the police arrest a citizen as an act of retaliation because he exercised his right to free speech, can he sue them even if the arrest was justified on other grounds?
The justices should answer in the affirmative. Police exercise enormous discretion in deciding whether to make an arrest, especially for minor offenses such as disorderly conduct
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