Charles H. Von Stein v. George A. Brescher

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that “a temporary, partial loss of income as a result of [a supervisor’s defamatory] statement” did “not extinguish or significantly alter any right guaranteed to Plaintiff by the United States Constitution or by Florida law”
• “The existence of probable cause to arrest is based on objective standards[,]” as is the question of whether there is qualified immunity
• “Under the Fourth Amendment, . . . persons have the right not to be arrested without probable cause.”
• “‘Probable cause’ defines a radically different standard than ‘beyond a reasonable doubt,’ and while an arrest must stand on more than suspicion, the arresting officer need not have in hand evidence sufficient to obtain a conviction.”
• “Actual probable cause is not necessary for an arrest to be objectively reasonable.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).