Lozman v. Riviera Beach

Decided June 18, 2018. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-21 · 585 U.S. 87 (2018) · Cited 235 times

Holding

The existence of probable cause for Lozman’s arrest for disrupting a city council meeting does not bar his First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim under the circumstances of this case.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Hartman v. Moore · 547 U.S. 250 (2006)
• Reichle v. Howards · 566 U.S. 658 (2012)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Heck v. Humphrey · 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
• Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · 429 U.S. 274 (1977)
• Crawford-El v. Britton · 523 U.S. 574 (1998)
• Board of Comm'rs, Wabaunsee Cty. v. Umbehr · 518 U.S. 668 (1996)
• Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati · 475 U.S. 469 (1986)
• BE&K Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 536 U.S. 516 (2002)
• Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach · 568 U.S. 115 (2013)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Village of Willowbrook v. Olech · 528 U.S. 562 (2000)
• Devenpeck v. Alford · 543 U.S. 146 (2004)
• Cohen v. California · 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
• Texas v. Johnson · 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Terminiello v. Chicago · 337 U.S. 1 (1949)
• Memphis Community School District v. Stachura · 477 U.S. 299 (1986)
• Brown v. Louisiana · 383 U.S. 131 (1966)
• Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Village of Stratton · 536 U.S. 150 (2002)
• Los Angeles County v. Humphries · 562 U.S. 29 (2010)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Nieves v. Bartlett · 587 U.S. 391 (2019)
• Gonzalez v. Trevino · 602 U.S. 653 (2024)
• Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam · 591 U.S. 103 (2020)
• Vidal v. Elster · 602 U.S. 286 (2024)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2018). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).