U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 28, 2017
Leaving things undecided
Since the death of Justice Scalia, there has been much talk of the Supreme Court's efforts to issue narrow decisions to avoid deadlocks. A good example is the recent decision in Manuel v. City of Joliet.
Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, there has been much talk of the U.S. Supreme Court's efforts to issue narrow decisions to avoid deadlocks. A good example is the recent decision in Manuel v. City of Joliet, 2017 DJDAR 2707 (March 21, 2017). The issue that the court largely left for another day may strike many as technical, but the stakes are large.
On March 18, 2011, the vehicle in which Elijah Manuel was a passenger was pulled over by Joliet, Illinois, police offi...
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