In the case stylized as Austin Thompson Hughes v. Michael Garcia and Joshua Few, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit late last week ruled two Houston police officers can be sued for allegedly violating Hughes’ Fourth and 14th Amendment rights to be free from unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Two Texas cops forced to take responsibility for their actions
Two Texas police officers have been denied qualified immunity for allegedly violating a good Samaritan’s constitutional rights by arresting and charging him after he stopped a drunk driver on the highway with a legal citizen’s arrest, a federal appeals court has ruled.
