Washington v. City of Chicago

In a case where plaintiffs brought claims alleging unlawful pretrial detention, the Seventh Circuit held that the district court did not err when it concluded that the plaintiffs’ pre-trial detention did not violate the Fourth Amendment where there was probable cause for their detention. Additionally, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, finding that the trial court did not err when it concluded that plaintiffs could not maintain an action for malicious prosecution where there was probable cause to detain them. (ROVNER and WOOD, concurring)