United States v. Seidling: Video Evidence Outside the Charged Window Is Admissible to Rebut Claimed Incapacity, and Fast-Forwarded Footage Is Not Inherently Misleading or Cumulative Under Rules 401...
Whitehead v. Plantz: No Free-Exercise “Substantial Burden” Without Using the Prison’s Religious Work-Proscription Process; Qualified Immunity for “Snitch” Labeling Under the First Amendment...
Reusch v. Hertz: Summary Judgment Improper Where Policy Applicability, Approved Leave, and Shifting Reasons Create a Jury Issue on Retaliatory Motive Introduction In George Reusch, Jr. v. The Hertz...
Seventh Circuit: VA Appeals Board May Exclude Untimely Evidence and Sustain Removal by Referencing Prior Douglas-Factor Analysis Under § 7462 Case: John Peterson v. Douglas A. Collins Court: Court of...
“Irrefutable Video” Summary Judgment in Pretrial Detainee Excessive-Force Claims Under an Objective Kingsley/Graham Standard Introduction In Christopher Raddant v. Douglas County, Wisconsin, et al....
Room-and-Board Counts as “Remuneration for Services” (and Mixed Questions Remain Reviewable) in § 1255(k) Unauthorized-Employment Bars 1. Introduction Gurmeet Singh v. Pamela J. Bondi (7th Cir. Mar....
Resentencing “Clean Slate” and Above-Guidelines Variances Based on State of Mind Despite Unproven Related Felony — United States v. Derrick Davis (7th Cir. 2026) 1. Introduction Case: United States...
United States v. Bull: Self-Incriminating Post-Arrest Admissions Can Establish Relevant-Conduct Drug Quantity Without Corroboration Absent “Real Doubt” Evidence 1. Introduction In United States v....
Defendant’s Post-Arrest Self-Incriminating Statements May Establish Drug-Quantity Relevant Conduct Without Corroboration Absent “Real Doubt” Case: United States v. Randy Bull (7th Cir. Mar. 10, 2026)...
Nexus Requires Evidence the Persecutor Cared About a Protected Ground; Generalized Country Violence Does Not Satisfy CAT Introduction In Ismael Torrijos-Zamora v. Pamela J. Bondi (7th Cir. Mar. 9,...
Guilty Plea and Appeal-Waiver Bar to “Nonexistent § 924(c) Offense” Claims Based on Predicate-Interpretation Theories Introduction In United States v. Jerron D. Williams (7th Cir. Mar. 6, 2026), the...
Qualified Immunity Denials on Warrantless Home Entry Must Address “Clearly Established” Law and a Settled Factual Predicate (Seventh Circuit) Introduction Elias Villalobos v. Louis Picicco (7th Cir....
Equitable Vacatur of Overbroad Executive-Branch Injunctions After Voluntary Dismissal 1. Introduction Chicago Headline Club v. Kristi Noem (7th Cir. Mar. 5, 2026) arose from clashes during “Operation...
Rule 32 “Good Cause” Permits Late PSR Objections to Correct Material Guidelines Errors; Express Agreement to the Guidelines Calculation Waives Appellate Challenge I. Introduction United States v....
RLUIPA’s “No Subsidy” Principle Applied to Devotional Scheduling: De Minimis Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Not a “Substantial Burden” I. Introduction Shareef Childs v. Cheryl Webster (7th Cir. Mar. 4,...
Post-Termination Retroactive Intermittent FMLA Requests Do Not Create Entitlement; Employer Notice Rules Enforced I. Introduction In Elizabeth Chitwood v. Ascension Health Alliance, the Seventh...
Sentence Disparity Alone Cannot Overcome State Credibility Findings on § 2254 Review of Frye Plea-Prejudice Claims Case: Michael Connor v. Brittany Greene Court: Court of Appeals for the Seventh...
Seventh Circuit: Arguments Not Raised in Response to Summary Judgment Are Waived; Civil Plain-Error Review Remains Extraordinary Case: Crothersville Lighthouse Tabernacle Church, Incorporated v....
Controllers Cannot Bind a Debtor LLC to Pay Their Lawyers Absent Nonconclusory Proof of a Primary Promise or Textual Indemnification Rights I. Introduction Ballard Spahr LLP v. Official Committee of...
Seventh Circuit Requires Damages-Phase Precision in Prison Sexual-Abuse Failure-to-Protect Cases: “Bait” Plans Defeat Qualified Immunity; Timing/Theory Must Be Resolved for Damages 1. Introduction In...