Nieves v. Bartlett (Argued 11/26/18) - Retaliatory Arrest/Free Speech

Nieves v. Bartlett was argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on November 26th, 2018.  The opinion of the Court was released on May 28th, 2019 and can be found here. The Court ruled in favor of Sergeant Nieves in a 6-3 vote. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Breyer, Alito, Kavanaugh, and Kagan joined. Justice Thomas wrote an opinion concurring in part and concurring in judgment. Justice Gorsuch wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Ginsburg wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissenting opinion.  A transcript of the oral argument can be found here.  The opinion of the lower court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, can be found here.