In the Supreme Court of the United States, Virgil D. "Gus" Reichle, Jr., Dan Doyle, petitioners, v. Steven Howards, respondent : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit : brief of FBI Agents Association and Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association as amici curiae supporting petitioners /

At issue is whether the existence of probable cause to arrest defeats a claim that the arrest was made in retaliation for arrestee's exercise of First Amendment protected speech.