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Alec Baldwin Civil Rights Lawsuit Over ‘Rust’ Prosecution Dismissed

Judge Kea Riggs said prosecutors are shielded by immunity, but claims over media statements and hidden bullets will continue.

The court said that Santa Fe officials are shielded by prosecutorial immunity, though it nodded to a 'very disturbing picture of malicious prosecution.

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Alec Baldwin (68) failed with his legal counterattack: U.S. federal judge Kea Riggs dismissed the actor's civil rights lawsuit against several Santa Fe officials. Alec had accused the authorities in connection with the criminal proceedings after the deadly shot on the Western "Rust" set, among other things, of malicious prosecution and the violation of his civil rights. As The Hollywood Reporter reports, the so-called "absolute prosecutor's immu…

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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