DALLAS — A Dallas-area hemp seller lost his wrongful arrest lawsuit after he was detained for allegedly possessing marijuana, though he was selling legal hemp. Because he was indicted by a grand jury, the officers are shielded by immunity from the merchant’s Fourth Amendment claims, and his Fifth Amendment takings claim is dismissed purportedly in part because “the Fifth Amendment does not apply to state actors (like the Dallas police officers) under Section 1983.” DALLAS — A Dallas-area hemp seller lost his wrongful arrest lawsuit after he was detained for allegedly possessing marijuana, though he was selling legal hemp. Because he was indicted by a grand jury, the officers are shielded by immunity from the merchant’s Fourth Amendment claims, and his Fifth Amendment takings claim is dismissed purportedly in part because “the Fifth Amendment does not apply to state actors (like the Dallas police officers) under Section 1983.” Read More
