Neil Gorsuch Joins Sotomayor Raising 'Serious Concerns' About Police Power
Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a case about Chicago’s policy of taking and selling cars over unpaid parking tickets without paying back extra money. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch expressed worries about how much power the police have in such cases but agreed to let lower courts study the issue more.Key Facts
- The case was O’Donnell v. City of Chicago, about impounding and selling cars for unpaid parking tickets.
- Chicago does not pay back extra money made from selling the cars after covering the ticket debt.
- The Seventh Circuit Court said this practice is allowed under the government’s police power.
- Police power means the state can enforce laws to protect public safety.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is liberal, and Justice Neil Gorsuch, who is conservative, both showed concern about how far police power should go.
- The justices want courts to clearly define when police power can override compensation rights under the Constitution.
- Sotomayor said more decisions from lower courts are needed before the Supreme Court takes this type of case.
- The decision not to hear the case means the lower court ruling stays in place for now.
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