Legal Opinion
Zanders v. Swanson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2009No. 08-3221PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The district court 1 dismissed Plaintiffs’ pre-enforcement challenge to Minnesota state criminal statute section 609.505 based upon lack of standing and, in the case of Trisha Farkarlun, an application of the Younger 2 abstention doctrine. Plaintiffs appeal and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are comprised of various individuals and groups, all of whom allege a fear of prosecution under Minnesota statute section 609.505, which makes it a crime to knowingly make a false report of police misconduct. Plaintiffs are the Communities United Against Police Brutality; one of the…
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