OFFICER’S IMPROPER REMARK ON FACEBOOK NOT PROTECTED UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT
By Michael P. Stone, Esq., and Robert Rabe, Esq. In 2014, Benjamin Zucker had been employed by the LAPD for 19 years. He held the rank of police sergeant, and was a traffic enforcement supervisor at West Traffic Division. At the time of this matter, the LAPD did not...
SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF OFFICERS IN FIRST AMENDMENT RETALIATION CLAIM
By Robert Rabe Esq. In Nieves v. Bartlett, the Supreme Court considered whether individuals who allege they were arrested in retaliation for their speech, in violation of the First Amendment, are barred from seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. §1983, if there was... 