Collins-Draine v. Knief

The rule of law places restraints on individuals and governments alike. This is a fragile balance to maintain, because individuals and governments must abide by the restraints of a structure of laws. One such restraint is the constitutional protection of our people to be free from seizure by the police. In 1993 Jodie Draine, her mother Margo Collins-Draine, and her brother LaDelmar Draine were detained for a number of hours at the Waterloo police station to prevent them from tipping off some acquaintances about an impending drug raid. The family brought a civil suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983,…