Rebecca Wilson v. James W. Webster

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• holding that plaintiffs had a right to show that records of unlawful arrests “should be expunged, for their continued existence may seriously and unjustifiably serve to impair fundamental rights of the persons to whom they relate”
• holding that plaintiffs had a right to show that records of unlawful arrests “should be expunged, for their continued existence may seriously and unjustifiably serve to impair fundamental rights of the persons to whom they relate”
• explaining that the “continued existence” of unlawful arrest records “may seriously and unjustifiably serve to impair fundamental rights of the persons to whom they relate”
• finding that the “continued existence” of arrest records of individuals whose criminal charges had been dismissed “may seriously and unjustifiably serve to impair fundamental rights of the persons to whom they relate”
• although the low likelihood of future enforcement of curfew regulation rendered issue of regulation’s constitutionality moot, plaintiffs nevertheless were entitled to show that arrest record should be expunged
• denial of injunction held proper

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