Nicholas George v. William Rehiel

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• holding that there was an alternative explanation (airline security) that was “obvious” on the fact of the complaint
• holding that even where a plaintiff makes a prima facie case of retaliation, that claim fails when there is an “obvious alternative explanation” for the officials’ conduct
• holding that even where a plaintiff makes a prima facie case of retaliation, that claim fails when there is an “obvious alternative explanation” for the officials’ conduct
• assuming that a Bivens remedy is available where a TSA officer violates the Fourth Amendment in connection with an airport security screening
• stating that “we will proceed on the assumption that there is a Bivens cause of action for First Amendment retaliation claims” (citing Hartman, 547 U.S. at 256)
• finding that, in the context of a First Amendment Bivens claim, arresting officers’ reasonable suspicion for arrest negated an inference of retaliation

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