Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Jolliff-Blake
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 2018No. 17-1848PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scudder, Circuit Judge.
Chicago police officers obtained a warrant and searched the home of Nelson Edwards for drugs and a suspected drug dealer. After the search turned up neither, Edwards and his family brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Chicago and the police officers who applied for and executed the search warrant. They alleged their constitutional rights were violated when the officers obtained a warrant unsupported by probable cause, performed an unreasonable search of their home, and used excessive force during the search. The district court saw the material…
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