“Crowded-and-Confined” Sensitive Places: Seventh Circuit Upholds Illinois’s Transit Firearm Restriction under Bruen Introduction This Seventh Circuit decision addresses whether Illinois may bar...
“Crowded and Confined” as Sensitive Places: Seventh Circuit Upholds Illinois’s Transit Carry Restriction and Articulates a Five-Factor Limiting Principle under Bruen Introduction In Benjamin...
Seventh Circuit Draws a Line: In ERISA Disability Appeals, a Fundamentally Inconsistent Onset Date Is a New Claim Requiring Exhaustion Introduction In Karen Moratz v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance...
Context Matters: Seventh Circuit Holds “I think so, yes” Can Be an Unequivocal Assurance of Juror Impartiality; Law‑Enforcement Family Ties Not Per Se Disqualifying Introduction In United States v....
“Out-of-Order” Means No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy: Seventh Circuit Clarifies Fourth Amendment Limits in Unlocked, Non‑Functional Public Restrooms Introduction In United States v. Lapierre...
Seventh Circuit Clarifies: “Middlemen” Who Initiate or Conclude Transactions Are “In the Business of Laundering Funds” Under U.S.S.G. §2S1.1(b)(2)(C) Introduction In United States v. Miguel...
Seventh Circuit Signals Recognition of ADEA Hostile Work Environment Claims, but Affirms for Lack of Age-Based Evidence Introduction In Tanya Blumenshine v. Bloomington School District No. 87, the...
Expert Evidence, Causation, and Pattern Proof: Seventh Circuit Tightens Eighth Amendment and Monell Paths in Prison Mental-Health Cases Introduction In Cordell Sanders v. Andrea Moss, et al., the...
Protected Advice at Life’s End: Seventh Circuit Holds Indiana’s Funeral-Licensing Ban on Death-Doula Counseling Fails Even Under Intermediate Scrutiny—and Consent Orders Don’t Waive Federal Rights...
“Promoting the Enactment of Legislation” Qualifies as an Official Act; No Per Se Miranda Rule During Warrant Stops; No Duty to Delay Sentencing for Pending Guidelines Amendments — Commentary on...
No Innocent Construction for Accusations of POA Self‑Dealing; Employee Admissions Admissible to Prove Abuse of Qualified Privilege; Estate-Administrator Access Falls Within PIPA’s Good‑Faith...
Intended Loss Includes Pre‑Scheme Funds Placed at Risk; No Investor‑by‑Investor Tracing Required, and Restitution May Cover All Scheme Victims — United States v. Miller (7th Cir. 2025) Introduction...
“Private” Social Media as a Stage Whisper: Seventh Circuit Clarifies Pickering Balancing for Teachers’ Off‑Duty Posts and Rejects the Heckler’s‑Veto Frame Case: Jeanne Hedgepeth v. James A. Britton,...
When a State Court Says “No” to Arbitration, Federal Courts Don’t Re‑Ask: Seventh Circuit Enforces Issue Preclusion After a Denial of Arbitration and Subsequent Settlement Introduction In Mazen Agha...
Anonymous Tips Are Not Enough: Seventh Circuit Tightens Qualified Immunity Where Officers Fail to Corroborate Animal-Neglect Allegations and Clarifies Federal Malicious Prosecution Pleading...
Short Terms, Harsh Conditions: Seventh Circuit Holds That Three Months of Solitary in “Disgusting” Conditions Implicates a Liberty Interest, Yet Affirms on Qualified Immunity Introduction This...
Ortiz and McDonnell Douglas Reconciled: Comparator Pay Proof Is Essential in Title VII Pay-Disparity Claims Introduction In Frankie Nelson v. County of Cook (No. 24-2123), the Seventh Circuit...
Persistent Cyber-Security Threats as “Emergencies” under 49 U.S.C. §114(l)(2): Commentary on Grand Trunk Corporation & Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. TSA, 7th Cir. (2025) 1. Introduction The...
“Perpetual Emergencies” and Agency Power: Grand Trunk Corporation v. Transportation Security Administration Introduction Grand Trunk Corporation and its subsidiary, Illinois Central Railroad Company...
“Ever-Present Emergencies”: Grand Trunk Corp. v. TSA Confirms that Continuous Cyber-Threats Qualify as Emergencies under 49 U.S.C. § 114(l)(2) 1 · Introduction Grand Trunk Corporation and its...