GOVEROTRAGEOUS: The Statute of Limitations should only start on discovery

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/05/23/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-4/

The Volokh ConspiracyOpinionShort Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
By Eugene Volokh May 23 at 4:18 PM 

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Audit: Florida law-enforcement officers accessed the state’s motor-vehicle database over 500 times for a glimpse of a female (former) deputy’s personal information. Eleventh Circuit: The statute of limitations began to run when the (alleged) violations occurred, not when plaintiffs found out about them. So this suit (one of many) is dismissed.

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Sorry, but that’s just not fair and sections official misconduct.

The Statute of Limitations should only start on discovery.

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