Legal Opinion
Bissonette v. Haig
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1985No. 84-2617PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for damages caused by defendants’ alleged violations of the Constitution of the United States. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants seized and confined plaintiffs within an “armed perimeter” by the unlawful use of military force, and that this conduct violated not only a federal statute but also the Fourth Amendment. The use of federal military force, plaintiffs argue, without lawful authority and in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1385, was an “unreasonable” seizure of their persons within the meaning of the…
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