Supreme Court makes it easier to sue the police for malicious prosecution
by Nina Totenberg
Apr 04, 2022
3 minutes
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made it easier to sue police and prosecutors for malicious prosecution. But the decision still leaves in place other barriers to such lawsuits.
At the center of the ruling is a case of diaper rash. Yes, diaper rash.
Larry Thompson was living with his then fiancée (now wife) and their newborn baby when his sister-in-law, who apparently suffered from mental illness, called 911, claiming that Thompson was abusing
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