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by 4eor0 1953 days ago
SCOTUS ruled last December Federal law allows suing government agents who violate Constitutional rights.

https://ij.org/press-release/u-s-supreme-court-rules-unanimo...

Cities should start suing on behalf of their citizens.

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But it has to be previously defined in case law or something that is considered defacto through an egregious violation, right?

On a side note, do you know of any case law that shows that leaving a charge stand when you know it is false (no detention/custody) is a violation of Constitutional rights? I have a situation that this would be useful for.