Supreme Court Adopts Charge-Specific Rule for Section 1983 Fourth Amendment Malicious Prosecution Claims: Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon

Where a § 1983 plaintiff asserts a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim for damages against law enforcement officers, such a claim may be viable where the plaintiff alleges a seizure, the absence of probable cause, malice (presumed by the absence of probable cause) and favorable termination. See Manuel v. City of Joliet, 580 U.S. 357 […]