Parents as Paid Attendant-Care Providers: Seventh Circuit Re-Affirms the ADA’s Integration Mandate in Indiana Protection & Advocacy Services Commission v. Indiana FSSA 1. Introduction The...
“Risk-of-Institutionalisation” Re-affirmed: Seventh Circuit Requires States to Pay Legally-Responsible Relatives for Attendant Care When Needed to Avoid Segregation 1. Introduction Indiana Protection...
Passive Dissent and the “Pattern-or-Practice” Threshold: Seventh Circuit Tightens Asylum Standards in Rivas-Jarquin v. Bondi 1. Introduction In Leonis Amanda Rivas-Jarquin & C.A.C-R. v. Pamela J....
Daniels v. Hughes: When Post-Settlement Fee Modifications Trump Original Consent Decrees and Enforcement Jurisdiction Diverges from Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Introduction For nearly two decades,...
Seventh Circuit Clarifies (1) the Binding Nature of Post-Settlement Fee Modifications and (2) the Distinction Between Enforcement Jurisdiction and Subject-Matter Jurisdiction After a Consent Decree...
Fiddler v. Bondi: Clarifying the “Symbiotic” Link Between Specific-Intent and Proscribed-Purpose in CAT Claims Introduction In David Japheth Fiddler v. Pamela J. Bondi (7th Cir. Aug. 7, 2025, No....
Seventh Circuit Clarifies “Intent-to-Harm” Standard for Bystander Deaths in Emergency Police Pursuits – Commentary on Gayl Flynn v. Consolidated City of Indianapolis & Marion County (2025) 1....
United States v. Farias: Seventh Circuit Clarifies that Translated Transcripts Are Substantive Evidence 1. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Jose Farias (No. 24-2725,...
“From Broad Brush to Fine Lines” – Seventh Circuit Demands Individualized Pleadings in Mass Prisoner-Medical Claims Introduction Case: Jeffrey Orr et al. v. Louis Shicker et al.; James Ternaprovich...
From Damages to Personal Liability: Seventh Circuit Clarifies Capacity-Pleading and Specificity Standards in Multi-Prisoner Hepatitis-C Litigation Introduction Jeffrey Orr v. Louis Shicker and the...
Clarifying Device-Based Internet Monitoring and Treatment-Program Authority in Supervised Release A Comprehensive Commentary on United States v. Israel C. Isbell, 7th Cir., Aug. 6 2025 1....
United States v. Steven J. Hecke Seventh Circuit Refines the Threshold for Franks Hearings, Re-emphasises the Contours of Constructive Amendment, and Upholds Sentencing Enhancements 1. Introduction...
“Rigorous Analysis” Re-defined: Seventh Circuit Demands Full Engagement with Expert Disputes at the Class-Certification Stage 1. Introduction Arandell Corporation v. Xcel Energy Inc. is the latest...
Chicago Wine Co. v. Braun: Seventh Circuit Re-Affirms State Authority to Impose In-State-Presence Requirements and Common-Carrier Bans on Retail Alcohol Deliveries 1. Introduction In Chicago Wine...
Ontiveros v. Exxon Mobil: Seventh Circuit Clarifies Comparator Requirements and Evidentiary Threshold at Summary Judgment 1. Introduction Gricelda Ontiveros, a forty-two-year-old customer service...
From “De Minimis” to “Objective Substantial Hardship” Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation, 7th Cir. (2025) 1. Introduction John M. Kluge, an Indiana high-school orchestra teacher,...
From “Modest Showing” to “Material Factual Dispute”: The Seventh Circuit’s New Standard for Issuing Notice in FLSA/ADEA Collective Actions Introduction Monica Richards v. Eli Lilly & Company is a...
Nissenbaum v. Jennings (7th Cir. 2025): Clarifying “Reasonable Probability” for Lost-Plea Ineffective-Assistance Claims under AEDPA 1. Introduction The Seventh Circuit’s decision in Nathan Nissenbaum...
“Officer-Discretion Vagueness” and the End of the 25-Foot Buffer: The Seventh Circuit Reins-in Police Authority & Universal Injunctions in Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press v. Rokita...
United States v. Dukes: The Seventh Circuit Re-draws the Line Between Direct Evidence and Rule 404(b) Other-Act Evidence Introduction United States v. Kashif Dukes, No. 24-1928 (7th Cir. Aug. 5,...