Timothy T. Ryan, Jr. v. County of Dupage, and Sheriff Richard P. Doria and Deputy Sheriff Miller, Individually and in Their Official Capacities

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• acknowledging that the “old doctrine,” under Norton, pursuant to which unconstitutional statutes are void ab initio “has been abandoned”
• recognizing possibility of a First Amendment violation if police officer effectuated arrest for improper purpose, notwithstanding the existence of probable cause
• acknowledging that the Aold doctrine,@ under Norton, pursuant to which unconstitutional statutes are void ab initio Ahas been abandoned@
• finding that “physical resistance took the form of [plaintiff’s refusing to take off the mask, which left the police with a choice between arresting him and removing the mask forcibly”
• describing Illinois sheriffs as “independently elected officials not subject to the control of the county”
• describing sheriffs as “independently elected officials not subject to the control of the county”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).