Split 2nd Circ. Says NYPD Cops Immune In False Arrest Suit

By Elizabeth Daley ( March 13, 2026, 3:28 PM EDT) -- New York City police officers should have been granted qualified immunity for arresting a woman accused of domestic violence who got the charges against her dismissed, a divided panel of the Second Circuit has ruled, finding there was probable cause for her arrest even though it was contested....

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