No. 24-809October Term 2024Decided Jun 30, 2025
Howard Goldey, Associate Warden, et al., Petitioners v. Andrew Fields, III, et al.
The Supreme Court reversed a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Goldey v.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 30, 2025
- What it's about
The Supreme Court reversed a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Goldey v. Fields and sent the case back to lower courts for further review. The Court found this case was meaningfully different from previous cases where it had recognized certain legal principles.
Question presented
1. Whether the "no-probable-cause" requirement for First Amendment retaliation claims, as set forth in *Nieves v. Bartlett*, 587 U.S. 391 (2019), applies when a plaintiff alleges that the statute under which he was arrested is unconstitutional. 2. Whether, for purposes of qualified immunity, it was "clearly established" that an arrest supported by probable cause violates the First Amendment if the underlying statute is later challenged as unconstitutional.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit / Decision released Jun 30, 2025
- 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 31, 2026
- Method
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