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False Arrest
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State & Federal Cases
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Baker v. McCollan (U.S. June 26, 1979)
Weyant v. Okst (2d Cir. Dec. 3, 1996)
Vodak v. City of Chicago (7th Cir. Mar. 17, 2011)
Childress v. Walker (M.D. Ala. Apr. 30, 2013)
Battiste v. Lamberti (S.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2008)
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Smith v. Village of Freeport Police Dep’t (NY App. Div. 2d Dep’t. Mar. 4, 2020)
Schmidlin v. City of Palo Alto (Cal. App. Dec. 4, 2007)
Bender v. City of Seattle (Wash. May 26, 1983)
State & Federal Statutes
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42 U.S.C. § 1983 – Civil action for deprivation of rights
U.S. Const. Amend. IV – Searches and Seizures; Warrants
18 U.S.C. § 242 – Deprivation of rights under color of law
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Cal. Civ. Code § 52.1 – Tom Bane Civil Rights Act
Minn. Stat § 629.34 – When arrest may be made without warrant
NY Civil Rights Law § 8 – Right of Search and Seizure
Attorney General Opinions
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N.Y. Op. Atty. Gen. No. 48 (May 17, 1956)
Mich. Op. Atty Gen. 201 (Nov. 23, 1994)
Proposed Legislation
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PROFILED Act [S 2396]
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2019 [HR 1288]
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Ariz. HB 2708
Fla. HB 735
Mont. HB 641
Trial Court Orders (Civil and Criminal)
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