Section 7434 Does Not Provide a Damages Remedy for Fraudulent Form 1099-C Filings Case: John Jacoby v. Idlewild Country Club Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Date:...
Hospital Safety Evidence Can Establish Title VII Undue Hardship for Denying a Religious Vaccine Exemption Case: Brooke Mason v. Cook County, Illinois Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Self-Incrimination Prevails Over Compulsory Process, and Inevitable Discovery Extends to Cell-Phone Evidence Case: United States v. Gary Howard Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...
Pending State-Court Docket Orders: Younger Abstention and Immunity for Judicial Acts Mary Joanna Comer v. Daniel Joseph Tolan (Seventh Circuit, September 22, 2026) is a nonprecedential disposition....
Unauthorized Taking Can Support a Stolen-Firearm Enhancement in a Felon-in-Possession Case Introduction In United States v. Charles Perdue, II, the Seventh Circuit considered whether any nonfrivolous...
Indiana Good-Time Credit Cannot Be Transferred from a Completed Sentence to a Consecutive Sentence Case: Aaron Isby v. Delana Gardner Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...
Occasional On-Call Availability Can Be an Essential Job Function Under the Rehabilitation Act Case: Alexia Knox v. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Concurrent Dog Sniffs Do Not Unlawfully Prolong Diligently Pursued Traffic Stops, and Valid Appeal Waivers Bar Sentencing Review Case: United States v. Lamone Lauderdale Court: United States Court of...
Seventh Circuit Tightens § 10(j): No Presumed Irreparable Harm; Specific, Employee-Rights-Focused Proof Required (and Delay Undercuts Relief) Case: Angie Cowan Hamada v. Laborforce, LLC, No. 25-3110...
Buggs v. McNulty: No Fourth Amendment Claim When a Visitor Remains on School Property After Being Told to Leave Introduction In Robert Buggs v. Paige McNulty and Gary Community School Corporation...
MPPAA Rule: Prior Partial-Withdrawal Credit Applies After Full § 1381(b) Calculation (Including the § 1399 20-Year Cap) I. Introduction In Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund...
Partial-Withdrawal Credit Applies After Full § 1381 Calculation, Including the 20-Year Cap Case: Consumers Concrete Corp. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund Court: Seventh...
Mootness Remand Under FRAP 12.1(b): Vacatur of a Preliminary Injunction to Eliminate Appellate Jurisdiction Introduction American Academy of Pediatrics v. James Uthmeier (7th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026) is...
Strict Local Rule 56.1 Compliance and Comparator Proof Requirements in Title VII Summary Judgment (Seventh Circuit) 1. Introduction In Yousef A. Ismail v. David Steiner, Postmaster General, the...
Post-Removal Mootness of § 2241 Detention Challenges and Issue Preservation Limits on Third-Country Removal Claims 1. Introduction Case: Mario Javier Cedeno-Gonzalez v. Markwayne Mullin, et al....
No ADA/Section 504 Requirement for an IDEA-Style Manifestation Determination Before Denying Transfer Reenrollment; Title IX Claim Waived When Omitted from Statement of Claims I. Introduction E.W. v....
Conclusory Denials Do Not Defeat NLRB Settlement-Default Motions, and Unraised Hearing/Due-Process Objections Are Forfeited Under NLRA § 160(e) Case: American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. v. NLRB...
Seventh Circuit: Cursory BIA Briefing Does Not Exhaust—Petitioner Must Develop Specific Arguments to Preserve Asylum/Withholding/CAT Issues I. Introduction In Maria Angelica Gonzalez Perez, et al. v....
General Denial Is Insufficient to Defeat NLRB Settlement-Default Judgment; Unraised Due-Process/§ 160(b) Hearing Objections Are Forfeited Under § 160(e) Case: NLRB v. American Backflow & Fire...
Monell Causation Fails Where Detention and Bail-Posting Limits Are Mandated by State-Court Orders; No Fourth Amendment Violation if Presented to a Judge Within 48 Hours Case: Anthony Murdock v. City...