Legal Opinion
Reichle v. Howards
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 4, 2012No. 11-262PublishedCited by 2,673 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
This case requires us to decide whether two federal law enforcement agents are immune from suit for allegedly arresting a suspect in retaliation for his political speech, when the agents had probable cause to arrest the suspect for committing a federal crime.
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On June 16, 2006, Vice President Richard Cheney visited a shopping mall in Beaver Creek, Colorado. A Secret Service protective detail accompanied the Vice President. Petitioners Gus Reichle and Dan Doyle were members of that detail.
Respondent Steven Howards was also at the mall. He was. engaged in a cell phone conversation when he…
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