Lee v. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Fourteenth Amendment
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 24-1945
Decision Date: 
May 7, 2026
Federal District: 
E.D. Wis.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Judge: 
KOLAR

Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Milwaukee County for allegedly unconstitutional conditions of confinement that he experienced while he was detained in the county jail. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant and plaintiff appealed. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that the plaintiff’s claims did not rise to the level of a constitutional violation and that the county put forth a legitimate justification for the necessity of the complained-of conditions. (SCUDDER and ROVNER, concurring)