Legal Opinion
Darryl H. v. Coler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1986No. Nos. 84-2757, 85-1611PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated appeals, the appellants challenge the constitutionality of a procedure utilized in child abuse investigations by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Specifically, as these cases reach us today, the plaintiffs allege that the DCFS policy which permits the caseworker to conduct a physical examination of the child’s body for evidence of abuse violates rights protected by the fourth and fourteenth amendments. A final resolution of this issue will require the reconciliation of very fundamental constitutional values: the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by116 opinions
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- Tenenbaum v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Gates v. Texas Deparment of Protective & Regulatory ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
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