A mother in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jennifer Couture, sued school officials, claiming that their use of a timeout room for her son («M.C.») violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizures and Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. (educationnext.org)
«The fourth amendment guarantees to everyone equally that one has a right to be free of unreasonable seizures,» she said at a press conference Tuesday announcing the filings. (investigativepost.org)
A false arrest claim is a civil rights claim based on the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable seizure. (philadelphiapersonalinjuryblog.com)