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...
Colorado River Stay Treated as an Appealable Final Order; Protective Discovery Orders Generally Not Appealable Case: Raymond Butler II v. Eli Jackfinn Eddi, et al. Court: United States Court of...
Pretext, Not Poor Management: Evidence Must Support an Inference of a “Phony Reason” in Title VII Pay and Promotion Claims Introduction Kellie Wilson v. AIM Specialty Health (7th Cir. May 27, 2026)...
“Accident”-Framed Reports and Coworker Harassment: Notice and Negligence Limits on Employer Liability Under Title VII and the IHRA 1. Introduction In Alma Sanchez v. El Milagro, Inc. (7th Cir. May...
Boilerplate Symptom Language Is Harmless When the ALJ Applies the Correct Standard and the Record Substantially Supports a Sedentary RFC Case: Edward Wolvin v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social...
Deference to Prison Medical Judgment and the “No Personal Involvement, No § 1983 Liability” Rule in Treatment-and-Retaliation Claims I. Introduction Case: Andrew Obregon v. Jamie Barker and Radu...
Owner-Landlord Control and Knowing Drug Use Can Satisfy the “Maintained” and “Purpose” Elements of U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(12); Brady Materiality Is Not Shown Where FBI 302 Summaries Provide the Key...
Discretionary Liquor-Licensing Inaction Creates No Due-Process Property Interest; Class-of-One Claims End Upon Any Conceivable Rational Basis I. Introduction In Anna's Café Place LLC v. Village of...
Merits-First Disposition in Title VII: Courts May Bypass the 15‑Employee Coverage Question When the Record Shows No Race-Based Causation I. Introduction Darell Burton v. Will County Sheriff's Merit...
Anonymous 911 “Shots Fired” Reports Can Supply an Objectively Reasonable Basis for Warrantless Emergency-Aid Entry Case: John W. Bloch, III v. United States (7th Cir. May 21, 2026) (nonprecedential...
Seventh Circuit: Generalized Country-Deterioration Evidence Is Not “Material” to Reopen; Pereira Does Not Equitably Toll Untimely Reopening; Sua Sponte Reopening Denials Remain Unreviewable Absent...
Anders Review in Supervised-Release Revocations: Reentry-Center Conditions Are Lawful; Concurrent Multi-Count Sentencing Error May Be Harmless 1. Introduction In United States v. Roscoe Chambers (7th...
Medical-Judgment Deference in Prison Pain Management: Discontinuing Gabapentinoids Without Immediate Replacement Is Not Deliberate Indifference Absent a Substantial Departure from Professional...