U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 5, 2016
Case could discourage use of warrants
If you are jailed for weeks without probable cause that you've committed a crime, have your constitutional rights been violated? And do you have a federal remedy? Those are the questions the U.S. Supreme Court will address on Wednesday.
Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann
Neufeld, Scheck & Brustin LLPPhone: (212) 965-9081
Email: anna@nsbcivilrights.com
If you are jailed for weeks or months without probable cause that you've committed a crime, have your constitutional rights been violated? And do you have a federal remedy? Those are the questions a short-handed U.S. Supreme Court will address on Wednesday in Manuel v. City of Joliet.
Elijah Manuel, who is African-American, was stopped by the Joliet police for allegedly failing to signal a turn. A search of the car turned up what Manuel says are vitamins; a field test, appar...
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