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Fourth Amendment

In a bizarre ruling, the Ninth Circuit affirmed qualified immunity for the City of Fresno and three police officers, because even if they did steal $100,000 worth of plaintiffs’ property after seizing it with a warrant, “it is not clear whether the theft of property seized pursuant to the warrant violates the Fourth Amendment.”

SAN FRANCISCO — Affirming qualified immunity for the city of Fresno and three police officers in a bizarre ruling, the Ninth Circuit said that, even if the officers did steal $100,000 worth of plaintiffs’ property after seizing it with a warrant, “it is not clear whether the theft of property seized pursuant to the warrant violates the Fourth Amendment.”

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