United States v. Edwards: Illinois Voluntary Manslaughter as an ACCA “Violent Felony” and the Permissible Use of Force in Terry Stops I. Introduction In United States v. Jackie Edwards, Nos. 21‑3114...
United States v. Edwards: Illinois Voluntary Manslaughter as an ACCA “Violent Felony” and the Limits of Force in Terry Stops I. Introduction In United States v. Jackie Edwards, Nos. 21-3114 & 21-3094...
Trial Court Discretion in Responding to Prospective Juror Bias and Providing Indictments to the Jury: Commentary on United States v. Travis Thomas, No. 24‑3020 (7th Cir. Dec. 16, 2025) I....
Retaliatory Prison Work Evaluations and Housing Transfers as First Amendment Adverse Actions: Commentary on Byrd v. Smith I. Introduction This commentary examines the United States Court of Appeals...
Reaffirming Loughrin: No Bank Fraud Under 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2) Absent a Misrepresentation to a Bank Introduction This commentary analyzes the Seventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Tonya...
United States v. Robinson & Smith: No Bank Fraud Under § 1344(2) Without a False Statement Reaching the Bank Introduction This Seventh Circuit decision, United States v. Tonya Robinson & Albert Smith...
Rogers v. Western Governors University: Marketing “Flexibility” as Puffery and the Limits of Disability & Race Claims in Online Higher Education I. Introduction In James Paul Rogers v. Western...
Waiver by Incoherent Briefing and the Risk of Appellate Sanctions: Commentary on Kibbons v. Peloso (7th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Seventh Circuit’s nonprecedential...
Classwide Immigration Enforcement Under Consent Decrees After § 1252(f)(1): The Seventh Circuit’s Partial Stay in Castañon‑Nava v. DHS I. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s decision in Margarito...
Accrual and Pleading‑Stage Statute‑of‑Limitations Defenses in Hybrid Postal Labor Claims: Commentary on Maja McDonald v. United States Postal Service & NALC Branch 11 I. Introduction This commentary...
United States v. Sabaini: Indirect Tax Proof, Structuring Liability, and § 1001 Concealment After Thompson I. Introduction In United States v. Anthony Sabaini, No. 23‑3216 (7th Cir. Dec. 10, 2025),...
Specificity in Pleading Religious Objections to COVID‑19 Vaccines: The Seventh Circuit’s Nonprecedential Guidance in Troogstad v. City of Chicago I. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s nonprecedential...
Preserving the Strickland Presumption for Attorneys Under Discipline: Commentary on Airrion Blake v. United States (7th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction In Airrion S. Blake v. United States, No. 23-2399...
Rehabilitation, Revocation, and Sentence Length: The Seventh Circuit Refines Tapia in United States v. Richards I. Introduction In United States v. Timothy L. Richards, No. 25-1357 (7th Cir. Dec. 8,...
United States v. Eiland: Context-Driven Limits on Prosecutorial “No Answer” Remarks and Juror Impeachment Under Rule 606(b) Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case: United...
Reaffirming the High Bar for “Fraud on the Court” and Applying Collateral Estoppel to Attorney-Malpractice Claims: Commentary on Browne v. Ciobanu (7th Cir. Dec. 5, 2025) I. Introduction This...
No Liberal Construction for Counseled EEOC Charges: The Seventh Circuit’s Strict Notice Approach to ADA Retaliation Andrew E. Scroggin v. Universal Protection Service, LLC (d/b/a Allied Universal...
Fraud-on-the-Court, Collateral Estoppel in Attorney-Malpractice Suits, and Appellate Filing Bars: Commentary on Browne v. Ciobanu (7th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s nonprecedential...
First-to-Record Is Not Enough: Inquiry Notice, Equitable Mortgages, and Receivership Priorities in SEC v. Kevin Duff (Shatar Capital Partners Appeal) I. Introduction This Seventh Circuit decision...
Farhan v. 2715 NMA LLC: Limits on Treating Political Neutrality Policies as National Origin Discrimination under the Fair Housing Act I. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s decision in Farhan v. 2715...