Charles Mozzochi v. Richard S. Borden, Jr., Paul J. Gibbons, Richard S. Borden, Jr., Paul J. Gibbons, Town of Glastonbury

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• holding that there was no First Amendment violation where arrest and prosecution were supported by probable cause
• mailing that “can plainly be interpreted as a threatening communication ... is beyond the protection of the First Amendment”
• plaintiffs letter writing campaign to a local official, criticizing official’s performance of duties, was “fully protected by the First Amendment,” and permitted inference “that the prosecution was initiated to deter, if not silence, plaintiffs criticisms....”
• “Several courts have held that the success of an attempt to deprive IV. Challenge to New York Social Services Law § 422(7
• “the success of an attempt to deprive an individual of constitutional rights is critical to whether those rights have in fact been violated”
• no First Amendment right to be free from “criminal prosecution supported by probable cause that is in reality an unsuccessful attempt to deter or silence criticism of the government”

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