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Supreme Court Holds False-Arrest § 1983 Suit Must Be Timely Filed Following Arrest, Not Subsequent Wrongful Conviction

Supreme Court Holds False-Arrest § 1983 Suit Must Be Timely Filed Following Arrest, Not Subsequent Wrongful Conviction

The U.S. Supreme Court held that a state prisoner suing for wrongful arrest must file any 42 U.S.C. § 1983 damages suit within the underlying state-law statute of limitation following that arrest. If ...

 

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