Legal Opinion
Richter v. Maryland
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 22, 2008No. Civil AMD 07-2707PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
ANDRE M. DAVIS, District Judge.
The central issue this case presents is whether, as required to sustain a § 1983 damages action based on the First Amendment, a local law enforcement officer violates “well-settled law” (as of October 2004) when he issues violation notices under a state motor vehicle code in retalia tion for repulsive, but undeniably political, speech by the owner of a motor vehicle. Plaintiff Charles Richter (“Richter”) has brought such a claim here against, inter alia, Deputy Sheriff James Beatty (“Beatty”) of Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hope v. PelzerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Crawford-El v. BrittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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