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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

(66,375 posts) Thu Dec 30, 2021, 05:20 PM Dec 2021

Good afternoon. The Biden Admin. has asked the Supreme Court to rule that federal agents cannot ...

I don't know what's going on here. Anybody?

The First Amendment Retweeted

it never ceases to amaze me how modern free speech discourse is about like getting banned from facebook instead of police intentionally and violently targeting people they disagree with

Good afternoon, the Biden Administration has asked the Supreme Court to rule that federal agents cannot be held accountable for retaliating against protected speech—i.e., what Trump's feds did to protesters in Lafayette Square and Portland, Oregon. https://supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-147/206394/20211223160402183_21-147tsacUnitedStates.pdf

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https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-147/206394/20211223160402183_21-147tsacUnitedStates.pdf

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Good afternoon. The Biden Admin. has asked the Supreme Court to rule that federal agents cannot ... (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 OP

WHAT??????????? hedda_foil Dec 2021 #1

Don't see the cause for alarm raised by the Twitter person. Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #2

hedda_foil

(16,809 posts)

1. WHAT???????????

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Thu Dec 30, 2021, 05:33 PM

Dec 2021

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)

2. Don't see the cause for alarm raised by the Twitter person.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 06:51 PM

Dec 2021

Federal law enforcement officers have qualified immunity against lawsuits.

One point in the lawsuit involves the fourth amendment right to be free from arbitrary search and seizure. Law enforcement is protected from lawsuits, except as permitted by previous precedent. It’s routing claim. The fourth amendment defence of the administration is also routine.

The first amendment claim is novel, involves the defendant officer retaliating against the plaintiff for the plaintiffs complaining to his supervisors of the fourth amendment violation.

The administration is merely claiming there should not be a new novel carve out to permit lawsuits claiming violations of free speech.

Very narrow fact situation.

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