The following excerpt is from Meyers v. City of N.Y., 19-892 (2nd Cir. 2020):
"Probable cause is a complete defense to a constitutional claim of false arrest" and "continuing probable cause is a complete defense to a constitutional claim of malicious prosecution." Betts v. Shearman, 751 F.3d 78, 82 (2d Cir. 2014). "Probable cause exists when 'the facts and circumstances within . . . the [police]
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