Off-Duty, Personal-Social-Media Threats Can Violate 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) Commentary on United States v. Damon Taylor, 89 F.4th ___ (7th Cir. 2025) Introduction In United States v. Damon Taylor,...
Seventh Circuit Re-Affirms “Spoofing = Fraud” United States v. Gregg Smith, Michael Nowak & Christopher Jordan (2025) 1. Introduction In United States v. Gregg Smith, Nos. 23-2840, 23-2846 & 23-2849,...
“Spoofing” as a Stand-Alone Scheme to Defraud: United States v. Gregg Smith, Michael Nowak & Christopher Jordan, Seventh Circuit 2025 Introduction United States v. Gregg Smith consolidates three...
“Spoofing Equals Fraud” – The Seventh Circuit’s Definitive Pronouncement in United States v. Gregg Smith (2025) Introduction In United States v. Gregg Smith, Michael Nowak & Christopher Jordan, Nos....
“Involving a Minor” Encompasses Fictitious Minors Under § 2260A: A Comprehensive Commentary on Charles W. Christopher v. United States, 23-2976 (7th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction Charles W. Christopher,...
Harley-Davidson Warranty Litigation: Seventh Circuit Narrows Magnuson-Moss Anti-Tying Reach and Reinforces Rigorous Market-Definition Standards 1. Introduction On 15 August 2025 the United States...
“The Recency Rule” in Asylum Adjudication: Seventh Circuit Clarifies Government-Protection and Internal-Relocation Standards Introduction In Dania Martinez-Martinez v. Pamela J. Bondi, No. 24-3281...
From Tinker to Hazelwood: Seventh Circuit Clarifies that Student Club Flyers on School Walls Are School-Sponsored Speech — A Commentary on E.D. v. Noblesville School District (2025) 1. Introduction...
“Between Substantial-Evidence and Clear-Error” – The Seventh Circuit’s Post-Wilkinson Roadmap for Reviewing Hardship Determinations Introduction Fidel Santos Mendoza, a long-time resident of Indiana...
Refining the Economic-Realities Test: When Hospitals Are Not “Employers” of Contract Physicians Commentary on Veerasikku Bommiasamy v. NES Oklahoma, Inc. (7th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction The Seventh...
“Minor Policy Deviations Are Insufficient to Establish Pretext” – Commentary on the Seventh Circuit’s Decision in Wendy Lohmeier v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital 1. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s...
Seventh Circuit Clarifies the Post-Shinn Landscape: No Rhines Stay, No § 3599 Funding, and Limited Competency Stays When State Procedures Foreclose Relief 1. Introduction Jeffrey Alan Weisheit,...
“Arguable Probable Cause” Solidified: Tentative Identifications, Qualified Immunity, and the Limits of Fabricated-Evidence Claims after Mack v. City of Chicago I. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s...
Reaffirming Stinson Deference: Career-Offender Status & Controlled-Substance Conspiracies after United States v. Deon Pugh Introduction On 13 August 2025 the Seventh Circuit delivered a significant...
Reaffirming the Owens Doctrine: Seventh Circuit Clarifies Confrontation and Authentication Standards in United States v. Diaz Introduction On 13 August 2025 the United States Court of Appeals for the...
“Beyond the Subpoena Power” – Seventh Circuit Defines Rule 15 Unavailability and Clarifies Waiver of Confrontation Rights Commentary on United States v. Shawn Baldwin, No. 21-2925 (7th Cir. 2025) 1....
“Minimal-Harm” Transfers after Muldrow & the Reach of the Honest-Suspicion Defense – A Comprehensive Commentary on Stella Paterakos v. City of Chicago, 7th Cir. 2025 1. Introduction In Stella...
Clarifying the Threshold for “Unreasonable Delay” in Prisoner Medical-Care Claims under the Eighth Amendment Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s non-precedential decision in Tyrone Robinson v. Joan...
Intervening Misconduct and Temporal Distance: The Seventh Circuit Tightens Causation and Constructive-Discharge Standards in Retaliation Cases Introduction In Alex Kedas v. Illinois Department of...
“No Place Like Home”: Seventh Circuit Confirms ADA Right to Paid Parental Attendant-Care When Needed to Avert Institutionalisation 1. Introduction Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Comm’n v....