Skip navigation

Manuel v. City of Joliet, No. 14-9496 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 911) (March 21, 2017) (Justice Kagan)

The facts before the Court in this case were relatively straightforward. The Petitioner, Elijah Manuel, was arrested and held in jail for 48 days after a judge relied on allegedly fabricated evidence to find probable cause that Manuel had committed a crime. Approximately two years later, Manual brought a “Bivens ...

 

Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.

As a digital subscriber to Punch and Jurists, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.

Subscribe today

Already a subscriber? Login