In what circumstances will a plaintiff be able to recover damages from the police?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rybachek v. U.S., 8 F.3d 29 (9th Cir. 1992):
While we stated that "plaintiffs may not recover merely on the basis of a speculative 'chill' due to generalized and legitimate law enforcement activities," we noted that in that case the plaintiffs had "alleged discrete acts of police surveillance and intimidation directed solely at silencing them." Id. (citing Laird v. Tatum, 408 U.S. 1 (1972)).
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