false arrest

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Her lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California, seeks damages for violations of federal civil rights and state law, including false arrest, unlawful search and seizure, and defamation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

They received a settlement from the City of New York in the amount of $41 million after the Five had sued the City for false arrest and malicious prosecution.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2024

The suit accuses Bartholomew of false arrest, malicious prosecution and negligence.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

In response to the report, Ton-That was apologetic, saying "one false arrest is one too many."

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2023

This was my first false arrest and legal prosecution.

From My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year by Train, George Francis