Legal Opinion
Akinnagbe v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 1, 2015No. 14 Civ. 6147(BMC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION & ORDER
COGAN, District Judge.
This case is before me on the parties’ cross motions for partial summary judgment. Plaintiffs brought this action alleging, among other things, false arrest and malicious prosecution pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The instant motions present a layered series of legal questions: When may a police officer give an order dispersing a non-violent group of political demonstrators, when they have gathered in front of a police station, without running afoul of the First Amendment? Does it change the analysis if the police have made available a…
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