Arbitration and Delegation Fail for Lack of Mutual Assent When They Require Application of Nonexistent (and Unilaterally Inventable) Tribal Contract Law I. Introduction In Joshua Harris v. W6LS,...
Adam Walsh Act “No-Risk” Determinations Are Unreviewable in Both Outcome and Method; Constitutional/Legal Challenges Are Channeled to Removal Petitions for Review I. Introduction Anqi Liu v....
Title VII Promotion Claims: Pretext Requires Materially Comparable Comparators, and Internal Complaints Must Clearly Allege Sex Discrimination to Be Protected Activity 1. Introduction In Bowei Xi v....
Drug-Premises Enhancement in a Residence: “Primary Use” Shown by Tools of the Trade, Drug Quantity, and Context; Minor Sentencing Misstatements Harmless Absent Reliance Case: United States v. Maurice...
Revocation Sentencing After Esteras: Incorporating “New-Sentence” Reasoning Is Permissible When Revocation Rests on Public Protection and Violation Seriousness Introduction United States v. Thomas...
Strategic Delay and “Grab Bag” Pleading Can Justify Denial of Leave to Add Title VII Claims at the Pleading Stage Introduction James Engstrom v. United Airlines, Inc. (7th Cir. June 1, 2026) arises...
Rule 46 Sanctions for AI-Hallucinated Appellate Briefs: Counsel’s Nondelegable Duty to Verify Citations, Quotations, and Record Facts Case: Heriberto Perez-Castillo v. Todd W. Blanche (7th Cir. June...
Deference Under Connick/Pickering Turns on Mission, Not a “Paramilitary” Label: Coast Guard Auxiliary May Discipline Members Who Speak While Holding Themselves Out in Uniform 1. Introduction James C....
Delay-of-Treatment Eighth Amendment Claims Require Verifying Medical Evidence; No Monell Liability Without an Underlying Constitutional Violation 1. Introduction In Leon Barnes v. Wexford Health...
Joinder (Not Substitution) of an Adult SSI Claimant When a Childhood Application Reaches the Court of Appeals Case: Jamie Cosenza v. Frank Bisignano, No. 21-1970 (7th Cir. June 1, 2026)...
Firestone Deference Extends to LMRA § 301 Trust-Agreement Interpretation; MPPAA § 1401 Bars Pre-Arbitration Withdrawal-Date Declaratory Claims Case: Penske Truck Leasing, LP v. Central States...
Hague Service Convention Exclusivity: Email Service on China-Based Defendants Is Prohibited Where the Convention Applies 1. Introduction Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., Ltd....
Firestone Deference for Multiemployer Plan Trustees’ Contract Interpretation and Mandatory MPPAA Arbitration of Withdrawal-Date Disputes I. Introduction In Penske Truck Leasing, LP v. Central States...
Risk Without Injury Is Not a Clearly Established §1983 Damages Claim (and Prisoner-Cooperators Generally Must Litigate Under Their Real Names) 1. Introduction In David Watts v. Kevin Jones (7th Cir....
Mere Trespass onto Curtilage, Without a Clearly Established “Search,” Does Not Overcome Qualified Immunity 1. Introduction In Curtis L. Oats, Sr. v. McHenry County, Illinois and Jason Enos (7th Cir....
Qualified Immunity for Officials Who Complain to a Speaker’s Employer Absent Closely Analogous “Threat/Coercion” Precedent Case: Kathleen Hayes v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, No....
Broad Anti-Stacking Language Bars Multi-Vehicle Stacking and Carries Through Follow-Form Umbrella UM/UIM Coverage Introduction In Ronald Saslow and Ellen Saslow v. Bankers Standard Insurance (U.S....
Self-Diagnosis Is Not Enough: ADA/IHRA Disability Pleading Requires a Plausible Substantial Limitation, and Providers May Condition Sleep Accommodations on Medical Documentation 1. Introduction In...
Ambiguous Cash-Sweep Remittance Terms in Integrated Loan Documents Preclude Rule 12(b)(6) Dismissal Under Illinois Law Case: Aberdeen Developers, LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Court: Court of Appeals...
Qualified Immunity After Prolonged Standoffs: No Clearly Established Fourth Amendment Bar to Warrantless Arrest or 40mm Foam Rounds Absent Closely Analogous Precedent I. Introduction In Frederick...