United States v. Jackson: Reaffirming Mandatory Revocation for Grade A Violations and the Use of Anders in Supervised-Release Appeals Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Date:...
No Police Brady Liability Where Exculpatory Evidence Is Court‑Impounded and Accessible to the Prosecutor Seventh Circuit Clarifies “Suppression” in § 1983 Claims Introduction In Bernard Mims v. City...
Speculation Is Not Enough: Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Evidence-Heavy Burden for Monell Failure-to-Train Claims Alleging Racial Profiling in Traffic Stops Case: Devonte Abbas v. City of Hobart, Indiana...
Informal, Non-Adversarial Process Is Sufficient for Disciplinary Segregation Absent Good-Time Loss Commentary on Norberto Torres v. Kent Brookman and Jason Hart (7th Cir. Oct. 17, 2025) Introduction...
No Magic-Words Requirement for Waiver at Sentencing; Within-Guidelines Sentences Satisfy § 3553(a)(6) Commentary on United States v. Brett Siegel, No. 24-1537 (7th Cir. Oct. 17, 2025)...
Strategic Acceptance Is Waiver: Agreeing to a Loss Figure Forecloses §2B1.1 Causation Challenges in the Seventh Circuit Introduction In United States v. Kenneth D. Courtright, the Seventh Circuit...
Imitation Permitted, Duplication Required: Seventh Circuit Holds Sound Recording Copyrights Are Infringed Only by Actual Copying of Fixed Sounds Introduction In Eddie Richardson v. Karim Kharbouch,...
Actual Duplication Required: Seventh Circuit Holds Sound Recording Infringement Demands Proof of Sampling, Not Mere Imitation Introduction In Eddie Richardson v. Karim Kharbouch, Nos. 24-1119 &...
Political Dissent Is Not “Rebellion”: Seventh Circuit Confirms Judicial Review of Presidential § 12406 Call-Ups and Bars National Guard Deployment in Illinois Introduction In State of Illinois v....
Any Overlap Triggers the Single-Refiling Bar: Seventh Circuit Affirms Strict Application of Illinois’s Savings Statute in Singer v. City of Chicago Introduction In Brian S. Singer v. City of Chicago,...
Issue Preclusion and Failure to Mitigate Foreclose Contract Damages After Attorney Withdrawal for Nonpayment Case: Barbara Simonson v. Thomas M. Olejniczak, et al., No. 25-1417 (7th Cir. Oct. 10,...
No Amendment After Final Judgment Without Vacatur; Seventh Circuit Affirms Tailored Filer Restrictions and Imposes Circuit‑Wide Pay‑to‑File Sanctions Introduction In a consolidated, nonprecedential...
Reaffirming Tailored Vexatious‑Litigant Injunctions, Payment‑Conditioned Circuit‑Wide Filing Bars, and Post‑Judgment Amendment Protocols: Seventh Circuit’s Order in Smith v. United States Congress...
Seventh Circuit reaffirms no § 1983 liability without personal involvement and strict enforcement of local summary judgment rules in prisoner medical-care litigation Case: Francisco Rodriguez Ruiz,...
Acknowledgment-of-Receipt Not Required: Corroborated Sworn Statements Can Defeat Summary Judgment on PLRA Exhaustion, and District Courts Must Assess Perttu’s Jury-Trial Mandate Before Holding a...
No § 4204 Carve-Out in § 4219 Installment Calculations: Seventh Circuit Clarifies That “the highest” Means the Highest Case: SuperValu, Inc. v. United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Employers...
DFR Claims Are Ripe After Termination—and Union Strategy Is Shielded by the RLA’s Major/Minor Framework Commentary on Kevin D. Wickstrom v. Air Line Pilots Association, International, No. 25-1036...
Title IX-Style Investigations Are Not Adverse Employment Actions Absent Material Change; “Honest Belief” and Comparator Rigor Defeat § 1981 Pretext Claims — Saud v. DePaul University (7th Cir. 2025)...
Hadley v. City of South Bend: No Takings Clause Compensation for Police-Caused Damage During Execution of a Valid Search Warrant Introduction In Amy Hadley v. City of South Bend, Indiana, the U.S....
ALJ Discretion to Limit VE Cross-Examination and Acceptance of SkillTRAN Job Browser Pro, with SSRs as an Independent Step-Five Backstop Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...