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Bailey v. City of Chicago

Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2015
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
15-79 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2015

Issue: (1) Whether the 48-hour period the Court established in County of Riverside v. McLaughlin authorizes the police to detain an arrestee for 48 hours while they gather additional evidence to persuade a prosecutor to file charges; and (2) whether the Court should revisit the 48-hour time limit it established nearly 25 years ago in County of Riverside in light of technological advances in computer networks and automatic fingerprint identification systems.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jul 15 2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 17, 2015)
Aug 12 2015Waiver of right of respondents City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. to respond filed.
Aug 26 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 28, 2015.
Oct 5 2015Petition DENIED.