Prison Pain-Medication Limits and the Eighth Amendment: No Deliberate Indifference Absent Proof of Purposeful Disregard and Unreasonable Response Case: Jeffrey D. Leiser v. Daniel LaVoie, et al....
United States v. McKay: Preserved Objection Allows New Appellate Arguments; Vague “Third-Party Risk” Condition Vacated 1. Introduction In United States v. Dennis McKay (7th Cir. May 20, 2026), the...
PLRA Exhaustion Requires Waiting Out the ARB’s Six-Month Review Period and Grievances Must Give Fair Notice of the Specific Denial 1. Introduction In Jesse R. Perez v. Mohammed Siddiqui (7th Cir. May...
D’Ambrosio v. Meta: IRPA “Commercial Purpose” Requires Identity to Help Sell; First Seventh Circuit Framework for Illinois Doxing Act; Appellate Sanctions for Fabricated Citations Introduction In...
Meaningful Engagement Required to Exhaust an IJ’s Adverse Credibility Finding Before the BIA Introduction In Erdenesaikhan Batchuluun v. Todd W. Blanche (7th Cir. May 18, 2026) (nonprecedential), the...
Deferential Review of INA “Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship” Findings After Wilkinson: No Relief Absent Compelling Evidence 1. Introduction In Pablo Zarate-Gonzalez v. Todd W. Blanche (7th...
Discretionary Towing Rotation Lists Do Not Create Due-Process “Property” Without a Binding Source of Entitlement Case: Tire Town Auto LLC v. Wood County (7th Cir., May 12, 2026) Court: United States...
Outsourcing Is No Shield: Contractor Medical Policies Are Attributable to the County Under Monell, but Plaintiffs Must Prove Objective Unreasonableness with Admissible Evidence Introduction Calvin...
Dismissal After Rule 11 Warning for Pattern of Frivolous Filings (Including Misuse of Rule 37 Sanctions) Introduction In Rakeem Harris v. City of Bloomington, Illinois (7th Cir. May 7, 2026), a pro...
IDEA Appellate Review After New Evidence: Clear-Error Review, Sliding-Scale “Due Weight,” and Cogent Explanations for More Restrictive Placements Case: N. T. v. Galesburg Community Unit School...
Inherent-Power Dismissal With Prejudice for Harassing or Threatening Conduct Toward Opposing Counsel (Even When Some Conduct Is Rule 11-Covered) 1. Introduction These consolidated Seventh Circuit...
Inherent-Power Dismissal With Prejudice for Threatening/Harassing Litigation Conduct Intertwined with Rule 11 Issues Introduction In Ali Bakhtiari v. Jeffrey Kahn, et al. and the consolidated appeal...
Waiver of INA § 1252(f)(1) and Limits on Classwide Release Remedies Under an ICE Warrantless-Arrest Consent Decree 1. Introduction In Margarito Castañon-Nava v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
Adhering to Khan: No Appellate Jurisdiction to Review Untimely Asylum Determinations Absent a Developed “Question of Law” Theory Case: Sanaullah Mohammed v. Todd W. Blanche, No. 25-1901 Court: U.S....
Pleading Conspiracy Against Court-Appointed Child Advocates: Inaction Is Not Agreement, and Former Wards Lack Standing for Prospective GAL Reform Introduction In Robert Bettis v. Paul Novak, the...
Contractual “Permission-to-Search” Consent in Cloud Terms of Service Validates Provider Scanning and NCMEC Disclosure Without Extinguishing All Privacy 1. Introduction United States v. Adam Blocker...
Seventh Circuit Tightens Rehabilitation Act Litigation: 45-Day EEO Exhaustion, No “Continuing Violation” for Disconnected Episodes, and Estoppel from Workers’ Comp Disability Assertions 1....
Strict Enforcement of Summary-Judgment Local Rules Against Pro Se Prisoners, and “Disagreement with Treatment” Is Not Deliberate Indifference Introduction In Paul Smith v. Pamela Hart as...
“Methamphetamine” in the Controlled Substances Act Means the Generic Drug—No Isomer-by-Isomer Proof Required 1. Introduction United States v. Glenn Wooden (7th Cir. Apr. 30, 2026) addresses a...
AAA Rule 12 Closure After Refusal to Register an Arbitration Clause Is Not a Refusal to Arbitrate Under FAA § 4 Introduction In Ana Bernal v. Kohl's Corporation, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the...