No. 22-1025October Term 2023Decided Jun 20, 2024
Gonzalez v. Trevino
This case clarified the evidence required to prove a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim when probable cause for the arrest exists.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 20, 2024
- What it's about
This case clarified the evidence required to prove a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim when probable cause for the arrest exists. The Supreme Court held that plaintiffs are not strictly required to provide specific examples of others not being arrested for similar conduct, but may instead use other objective evidence to show the arrest was retaliatory.
Question presented
Did the Fifth Circuit err in requiring petitioner Sylvia Gonzalez to provide specific comparator evidence to support her retaliatory arrest claim?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 20, 2024
- Area
First Amendment
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology