Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon
| Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon | |
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| Argued April 15, 2024 Decided Jun 20, 2024 | |
| Full case name | Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon |
| Docket no. | 23-50 |
| Citations | 602 U.S. 556 (more) |
| Holding | |
| Probable cause for one charge does not necessarily imply probable cause for all other charges. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kagan, joined by Roberts, Sotamayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Jackson |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Alito |
| Dissent | Gorsuch |
Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, 602 U.S. 556 (2024), is a United States Supreme Court case addressing whether the presence of probable cause for one criminal charge bars a Fourth Amendment “malicious-prosecution” claim (brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983) attacking a different charge in the same proceeding. In a 6–3 opinion by Justice Kagan, the Court held that probable cause for one charge does not categorically defeat a claim that another contemporaneous charge lacked probable cause and caused a seizure. The Court vacated the Sixth Circuit’s contrary rule and remanded for further proceedings, including consideration of causation.[1][2]