Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates December 2017 No. 9 Vol. 20
United States of America, Amicus Curiae

False Arrest

Probable Cause and Due Process Rights

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United States of America, Amicus Curiae

Jeffrey B. Wall, Acting U.S. Solicitor General

The United States is an amicus in this case because of the issues involving law enforcement and constitutional rights. Jeffrey B. Wall was named principal deputy U.S. solicitor general on March 10, 2017, and served as acting U.S. solicitor general from March 10 to September 19, 2017. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 12, 2017. Officers had probable cause to arrest Respondents for unlawful entry after finding them partying after 1 a.m. in a nearly vacant house without the consent of the homeowner. And even if…

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