1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.Ct.
  4. 132 S.Ct.
  5. 132 S.Ct. 2088 (2012)
 

REICHLE v. HOWARDS

No. 11-262.

132 S.Ct. 2088 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 985

Virgil D. "Gus" REICHLE, Jr., et al., Petitioners v. Steven HOWARDS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 4, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean R. Gallagher , Denver, CO, for Petitioners.

Sri Srinivasan, for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioners.

David A. Lane , Denver, CO, for Respondent.

Sean R. Gallagher , Counsel of Record, Bennett L. Cohen , William E. Quirk , Polsinelli Shughart PC, Denver, CO, H. Christopher Bartolomucci , Viet D. Dinh , Brian J. Field , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

David A. Lane , Counsel of Record, Lauren L. Fontana , Sarah M. Morris , Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP, Denver, CO, for Respondent.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to decide whether two federal law enforcement agents are immune from suit for allegedly arresting a suspect in retaliation for his political speech, when the agents had probable cause to arrest the suspect for committing a federal crime.

I

On June 16, 2006, Vice President Richard Cheney visited a shopping mall in Beaver Creek, Colorado. A Secret Service protective detail accompanied...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases