Supreme Court makes it easier to sue the police for malicious prosecution : NPR

…"This is a welcome development that allows police and prosecutors to be held accountable when they do something wrong," said Georgetown law professor Mary B. McCord, who filed a brief in the case on behalf of some 70 former prosecutors. 

Until this decision, in many jurisdictions "it didn't matter that framing an innocent person completely upended their lives," said Amir Ali, who represented Thompson in the Supreme Court. "If the charges were dismissed, there was no redress for the wronged person," unless a court affirmed his innocence…

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1090857790/supreme-court-malicious-prosecution-sue-thompson