NACDL - Thompson v. Clark

Thompson v. Clark

Brief of National, State, and Local Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Criminal Defense Organizations as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Brief filed: 06/11/2021

Documents

Thompson-v-Clark-Brief.pdf

Thompson v. Clark

United States Supreme Court; Case No. 20-659

Prior Decision

Decision below 19-580-cv (2d Cir. Feb. 24, 2020)

Argument(s)

The Court should adopt a rule that individuals seized during criminal proceedings in violation of their Fourth Amendment rights need only show that the criminal case terminated in their favor in order to proceed with a Section 1983 action to redress the constitutional violation.