ASSIGNMENT:from the facts provided below, determine the strengths and weaknesses of this case and phrase the legal issue or issues.

FACTS:

Hunter Nash has requested that our office represent him in a

civil rights matter addressing unlawful arrest and the excessive use of force

by police officers. Hunter Nash is an independent journalist with a popular

blog and YouTube channel.While live-streaming a large political

protest in O'Fallon, Missouri, Nash was caught up in a "kettling"

incident when lines of heavily armed police in full riot gear surrounded

protesters and corralled them into an intersection.More than 150 people,

including Nash, were held in that location while police processed arrests and

then transported individuals to headquarters.During this time, one

officer violently wrenched Nash's arm behind his back in an attempt to stop him

from recording the events with his cell phone.When Nash protested and

asserted his status as a journalist, he was zip tied, sprayed with pepper

spray, and forced to sit on the pavement with other detainees for several

hours.