MANUEL v. CITY OF JOLIET, ILL.

No. 14-9496.

137 S.Ct. 911 (2017)

580 U.S. 357

Elijah MANUEL, Petitioner v. CITY OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley B. Eisenhammer , Arlington Heights, IL, for Petitioner.

Ilana H. Eisenstein for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the petitioner.

Michael A. Scodro , Chicago, IL, for Respondents.

Jeffrey L. Fisher , Pamela S. Karlan , David T. Goldberg , Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, Stanley B. Eisenhammer , Pamela E. Simaga , Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP, Arlington Heights, IL, for petitioner.

Matthew S. Hellman , Erica L. Ross , Zachary C. Schauf , Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, David A. Strauss , Sarah M. Konsky , Chicago, IL, Michael A. Scodro , Clifford W. Berlow , Briana T. Sprick-Schuster , Christopher M. Sheehan , Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Martin J. Shanahan, Jr. , Corporation Counsel, Joliet, IL, for respondents.


Petitioner Elijah Manuel was held in jail for some seven weeks after a judge relied on allegedly fabricated evidence to find probable cause that he had committed a crime. The primary question in this case is whether Manuel may bring a claim based on the Fourth Amendment to contest the legality of...

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