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Task: Arrest based on policy of intimidation though

supported by Probable Cause May Violate 1 Amendment
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Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, 201 L. Ed. 2d 342 (2018).

• Where arrest for speech or other expression of 1 Amendment right
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is pursuant to a city or county policy, the fact that officer has

probable cause to arrest for some other charge will not protect the

City of County from a lawsuit based on violation of the 1 st

Amendment.

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