Affirming Academic Speech Protection: The Revised Boundaries of First Amendment Retaliation in University Classrooms Introduction In this case, Jason J. Kilborn, a tenured law professor at the...
Reinterpreting Rule 41(a)(1)(B): A Nuanced Approach to Voluntary Dismissals in Federal Civil Rights Cases Introduction The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently rendered a...
Adjusting Filing Fee Assessments for Prisoners under § 1915(b): New Guidelines from McCray v. Donathan Introduction The case of Leonardo McCray v. Greg Donathan, et al. presents a critical judicial...
AmeriCorps Membership and Unrequested “Gap-Period” Service Do Not Create FLSA Employment Absent a Mutual Employment Relationship 1. Introduction In Matthew Burgess v. Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood...
Changed-Circumstances Asylum: Attorney General May Impose a “Reasonable Time” Filing Requirement Under § 1158(a)(2)(D) After Loper Bright 1. Introduction In Gayratjon Gulomjonov v. Pamela J. Bondi...
Carlson Controls: Treating-Staff Eighth Amendment Medical Bivens Claims Proceed, but Protocol/Policy Claims Against Supervisors Are a New Context 1. Introduction Kevin Brooks v. Josh Richardson, et...
Medicaid Managed-Care “Timely Payment” Clause Does Not Create a Provider Right Enforceable Under § 1983 Against the State I. Introduction Saint Anthony Hospital v. Elizabeth M. Whitehorn (7th Cir. en...
No § 1983-Enforceable Provider Right to Timely Payment Under 42 U.S.C. § 1396u-2(f) Case: Saint Anthony Hospital v. Elizabeth M. Whitehorn (7th Cir. en banc) Date: March 14, 2025 1. Introduction...
Post–Loper Bright Validation of the “Reasonable Period” Rule for Changed-Circumstances Asylum Filings I. Introduction In Gayratjon Gulomjonov v. Pamela J. Bondi (7th Cir. Mar. 14, 2025), the Seventh...
Non-Retroactivity of the First Step Act’s Anti-Stacking Amendment in Compassionate Release Decisions Introduction The case of United States of America v. Eural Black presents a critical juncture in...
Seventh Circuit: No Article III Standing for a Preliminary Injunction When State Utility Commissioners Do Not Enforce a State ROFR and Redress Depends on Nonparty MISO Case: LSP Transmission Holdings...
Arbitrator-Interpretation Ends the Case: Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Near-Absolute Deference in Labor Arbitration and Flags FRAP 38 Sanctions for Meritless “Act of God” Challenges Case: Quality Custom...
RICO “Operation-or-Management” Requires Subsidiary Control of the Parent Enterprise; Servicer Remediation Can Fully Mitigate Negligence Damages Without Triggering Wisconsin’s Collateral Source Rule...
Standing to Enjoin State Transmission ROFRs Requires a Defendant Who Can Redress the Injury Case: LSP Transmission Holdings II, LLC v. Northern Indiana Public Service Company (7th Cir. Mar. 13, 2025)...
Article III Redressability Limits: No Standing to Enjoin State Utility Regulators When a Nonparty RTO/ISO Applies the Challenged State ROFR I. Introduction LSP Transmission Holdings II, LLC v....
No Article III Standing for a Preliminary Injunction Against State Utility Commissioners Who Do Not Enforce a State Transmission ROFR Case: LSP Transmission Holdings II, LLC v. James F. Huston Court:...
Standing to Enjoin State Transmission ROFRs Requires a Defendant Who Can Redress the Injury (Not a Notice-Only State Regulator) Case: LSP Transmission Holdings II, LLC v. Commonwealth Edison Company...
Standing to Enjoin State ROFR Laws Requires a Defendant Who Can Redress MISO-Driven Injury Case: LSP Transmission Holdings II, LLC v. James F. Huston (7th Cir. Mar. 13, 2025) Court: United States...
Westfall Act Savings Clause Does Not Apply to PHSA § 233(c) Substitution in Deemed-PHS Medical Malpractice Cases I. Introduction In Denise Evans v. United States of America (7th Cir. Mar. 13, 2025),...
Clarifying Federal Jurisdiction over Road Claims: A New Precedent on Private Road Designation and Constitutional Harassment Introduction This commentary examines the recent decision in Thomas Ghelf,...