Magistrate-Conducted Revocation Hearings and “On-the-Papers” Adoption: No Second Allocution Hearing Absent Rule 59 Objections 1. Introduction In United States v. Erik Zahursky (7th Cir. Apr. 8, 2026)...
Title VII in the Seventh Circuit: Failure-to-Promote Requires Evidence of Qualification and a Non-White Comparator; Temporary Housing and Undesirable Assignments Are Not “Materially Adverse”...
Second-or-Successive Bar for SVP Commitment Challenges Targeting the Original Order; Delay-Driven Bypass of Exhaustion Under § 2254(b)(1)(B)(ii) I. Introduction Case: William Walls v. Erin Posey,...
Redacted-Exhibit Pleading Rule: Courts May Consider an Unredacted “Complete” Version Under Incorporation-by-Reference Without Rule 12(d) Conversion Case: Mohamed Muthana v. Markwayne Mullin, No....
Implementation Plans in Prison Consent Decrees Are Enforceable Only Upon PLRA § 3626(a)(1)(A) Findings; Limited Interlocutory Review Under § 1292(a)(1) I. Introduction Case: Don Lippert v. Latoya...
PLRA-Gated Enforcement of Implementation Plans Incorporated into Prison Consent Decrees (and Narrow § 1292(a)(1) Jurisdiction) I. Introduction Don Lippert, et al. v. Latoya Hughes, et al. is a...
MCA Exemption Applies to Intrastate Shuttle Legs Between Off-Site Storage Lots and Final Assembly Plant Destination Introduction In Renee Stingley, et al. v. L ACI Transport Inc., et al. and...
Motor Carrier Act Exemption Applies to Intrastate Shuttle Runs Between Off-Site Staging Lots and the Final Facility When the Goods Remain in a Continuous Interstate Journey 1. Introduction In Renee...
When § 1442 Is Invoked, Appellate Review Reaches the Entire Remand Order—But § 1442(d) Still Limits Removal to the Ancillary Subpoena Proceeding I. Introduction Robert Barker v. Edward Boettcher (7th...
Anti-Stacking in Illinois UIM Coverage Caps Recovery at the Highest Single-Policy Limit, Even for Multiple Insureds in One Accident Introduction Thomas Polk v. Progressive Northern Insurance Company...
Seventh Circuit Recognizes “Dangerous-Felony” As-Applied Validity of § 922(g)(1) Under Bruen/Rahimi 1. Introduction United States v. Edlando Watson (7th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026) addresses two recurring...
BIPA Section 20 (2024) Damages Amendment Is Retroactive: Per-Person (Not Per-Scan) Recovery as a Remedial, Procedural Change I. Introduction In a consolidated set of interlocutory appeals—Reginald...
Retroactive Application of BIPA Section 20’s Per-Person Damages Cap as a Remedial (Procedural) Amendment I. Introduction This consolidated interlocutory decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
BIPA Section 20 (2024) Damages Amendment Applies Retroactively as a Remedial/Procedural Change I. Introduction In Reginald Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Company (consolidated with Brandon Willis v....
All Writs Act Transport Orders Require a Particularized Nexus to Admissible § 2254 Evidence or a Defined Equitable-Tolling Theory Introduction William Clyde Gibson III v. Ron Neal (7th Cir. Mar. 31,...
Plain-Error Upholding of a Rule 11(c)(1)(C) Guilty Plea Despite a One-Day Exploding Offer and Interpreter/Fluency Complaints Raised for the First Time on Appeal 1. Introduction In United States v....
Schedule A Personal Jurisdiction Requires Evidence of Completed Forum Sales, Not Mere “Ship-to-Illinois” Website Screenshots 1. Introduction Yinnv Liu v. Monthly, et al. is a Seventh Circuit decision...
Indiana Rule: Unexercised “Floating” Pipeline Easement Rights Do Not Become Fixed by Time, Practice, or Acquiescence I. Introduction In Close Armstrong, LLC v. Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (7th Cir....
Nonexistent Governing Law Defeats Mutual Assent to FAA Delegation and Arbitration Case: Joshua Harris v. W6LS, Inc., No. 24-2056 (7th Cir. Mar. 31, 2026) Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Temporary Felony “Wants” Are Not Home-Entry Warrants: Probable Cause Does Not Cure Warrantless Residential Entry Under Payton I. Introduction In Ryan Milbeck v. Allison George (7th Cir. Mar. 30,...