Samuel Colaizzi and Samuel Indovina v. Daniel Walker, Governor, State of Illinois

FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.

The principal issue for decision in this case is whether defendant Walker’s assertions in a press release, that plaintiffs abused their official positions in attempting to force a company under their supervision to drop criminal actions against an employee, deprived plaintiffs of a liberty interest protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiffs Samuel Colaizzi and Samuel Indovina appeal from orders of the district court dismissing their claims against several of the defendants, and granting judgment on the pleadings to the rest of the defendants.

At the time of the…