7th Circuit Case Commentaries

Illinois Judgment Collection: Proven Dominion Over Specific Funds Is Distinct from Reverse Veil Piercing

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Illinois Judgment Collection: Proven Dominion Over Specific Funds Is Distinct from Reverse Veil Piercing Case: Zhu Zhai Holdings Limited v. Steven Ivankovich Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Complete Dominion Can Establish Ownership of Former Escrow Funds Without Reverse Veil Piercing

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Complete Dominion Can Establish Ownership of Former Escrow Funds Without Reverse Veil Piercing Case: Zhu Zhai Holdings Limited v. Steven Ivankovich Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Breach Claims Require an Operative Contractual Duty: Preserving Alternative Theories and Requests to Amend

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Breach Claims Require an Operative Contractual Duty: Preserving Alternative Theories and Requests to Amend Case: Thomas E. Beeson and Donna L. Beeson v. Continental Properties Company, Inc. and...

Later-Ripening Habeas Claims Avoid the Successive-Petition Bar, but Material Sentencing Differences Defeat Equal Protection

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Later-Ripening Habeas Claims Avoid the Successive-Petition Bar, but Material Sentencing Differences Defeat Equal Protection Case: Eric D. Holmes v. Ron Neal, No. 23-2890 Court: United States Court of...

A Three-Step Batson Remand May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations

Date: Oct 16, 2026

A Three-Step Batson Remand May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decided: October 14, 2026 Disposition: Affirmed; Judge...

Distracted Police Driving Alone Does Not Establish a Substantive Due-Process Violation

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Distracted Police Driving Alone Does Not Establish a Substantive Due-Process Violation Commentary on Estate of Ceaser Stinson v. Joel Streicher United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit,...

A Three-Step Batson Remand Can Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations

Date: Oct 16, 2026

A Three-Step Batson Remand Can Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations Case: United States v. Andre Neal-Ford, presented in the opinion as consolidated proceedings involving United States v....

A Full Batson Remand May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations

Date: Oct 16, 2026

A Full Batson Remand May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decision date: October 14, 2026 Disposition: Affirmed, with Judge...

A Three-Step Batson Remand May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations After an Initial Step-One Rejection

Date: Oct 16, 2026

A Three-Step Batson Remand May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations After an Initial Step-One Rejection Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decided: October 14,...

Batson Remands: Previously Withheld Strike Explanations May Be Considered Under a Full Three-Step Mandate

Date: Oct 16, 2026

Batson Remands: Previously Withheld Strike Explanations May Be Considered Under a Full Three-Step Mandate Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decided: October 14, 2026...

A Full Batson Remand Permits Previously Withheld Strike Explanations, Subject to Credibility Review

Date: Oct 16, 2026

A Full Batson Remand Permits Previously Withheld Strike Explanations, Subject to Credibility Review Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decision: October 14, 2026 Opinion:...

A Three-Step Batson Remand Permits Previously Undisclosed Strike Explanations, Subject to Credibility Review

Date: Oct 16, 2026

A Three-Step Batson Remand Permits Previously Undisclosed Strike Explanations, Subject to Credibility Review United States v. Kentrevion Watkins United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...

Batson Remands May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations After an Initial Step-One Rejection

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Batson Remands May Permit Previously Withheld Strike Explanations After an Initial Step-One Rejection Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decided: October 14, 2026...

Renewed Batson Review on Remand: Later Strike Explanations After a Step-One Rejection

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Renewed Batson Review on Remand: Later Strike Explanations After a Step-One Rejection Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decision date: October 14, 2026 Docket: Nos....

A Three-Step Batson Remand Permits Initially Withheld Strike Explanations After a Step-One Rejection

Date: Oct 15, 2026

A Three-Step Batson Remand Permits Initially Withheld Strike Explanations After a Step-One Rejection Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decision date: October 14, 2026...

A Full Batson Remand Allows Later Strike Explanations After an Initial Step-One Rejection

Date: Oct 15, 2026

A Full Batson Remand Allows Later Strike Explanations After an Initial Step-One Rejection Case: United States v. Mytrez Flora, addressed in the supplied consolidated opinion captioned United States...

Previously Withheld Batson Explanations May Be Considered on a Remand Authorizing All Three Steps

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Previously Withheld Batson Explanations May Be Considered on a Remand Authorizing All Three Steps Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decision date: October 14, 2026...

Anders Review: Established Search, Joinder, and Sentencing Rules Foreclose a Nonfrivolous Drug-Conviction Appeal

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Anders Review: Established Search, Joinder, and Sentencing Rules Foreclose a Nonfrivolous Drug-Conviction Appeal Case: United States v. Eugene Alexander Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Rule 41(g) Permits Wiping a Seized Cellphone Before Return When Selective Deletion Cannot Adequately Protect a Minor

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Rule 41(g) Permits Wiping a Seized Cellphone Before Return When Selective Deletion Cannot Adequately Protect a Minor Case: United States v. Steven Stathas, Jr. Court: United States Court of Appeals...

Rule 41(g): Returning a Seized Cellphone May Be Conditioned on Wiping Harmful Data

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Rule 41(g): Returning a Seized Cellphone May Be Conditioned on Wiping Harmful Data Case: United States v. Steven Stathas, Jr. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Decided:...