Elijah Manuel was detained in 2011 for nearly seven weeks after police falsely asserted he was carrying the illegal drug ecstasy in a vitamin bottle. Officers dragged Manuel from his car, called him a racial slur and kicked and punched him on the ground.
Date: Mar 21, 2017
Category: U.S.
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High court limits president's power to fill temporary posts
The 6-to-2 ruling ordered the federal appeals court in Chicago to reconsider a lawsuit filed by Elijah Manuel. Police arrested him in 2011 and falsely claimed he was in possession of the illegal drug known as ecstasy.
Date: Mar 21, 2017
Category: U.S.
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Supreme Court seems ready to reopen racial bias claims in Texas and Illinois
In the Joliet case, the justices spent most of the hour debating how to describe Elijah Manuels claim. Was it a claim of false arrest, a violation of the 4th Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches? Or was it a violation of his right to due process of law, if a magistrate sent him to jail based on
Date: Oct 05, 2016
Category: U.S.
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The Docket: Supreme Court to tackle religious freedom, election rules in new term
THE CASES: In a search and seizure dispute, Elijah Manuel, who is black, was stopped for a traffic violation by white police officers in Illinois. He claims officers were abusive and falsely arrested him, believing a bottle of vitamins in his pocket was illegal Ecstasy.