U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Recent News About U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Jones Day adds seven U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2020 Term
Jones Day adds seven U.S. Supreme Court clerks from the October 2020 Term. -
Gardiner can't end lawsuit from 45th Ward residents who say the alderman illegally blocked them on Facebook
Judge says Gardiner's Facebook page could be considered a protected public forum -
Appeals panel: Japanese billionaire owes law firm Bartlit Beck $54M in fees from $2.6B settlement
7th Circuit agrees Okada pulled himself from arbitration hearing, can't cry foul after the fact -
Appeals panel says city not liable for Chicago paramedic accused of private sexual assault
Allegations involve incident at private home, while city worker was on call, but off duty -
Judge nixes Exelon request to get legal questions answered on appeal in shareholder suit over alleged Madigan bribes
A federal judge ruled granting Exelon's request for an appeal to answer potentially important legal questions in the case could slow the litigation -
Appeals panel agrees negative online reviews aren't enough to allow libel lawsuits
Posts to Facebook, Google, Yelp are opinion, not factual assertions, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled -
SCOTUS gives Northwestern retirees another crack at lawsuit vs university over handling of retirement plans
Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court says Seventh Circuit got the law wrong, sends case back for a new look -
Federal judge: 'Breakthrough cases' of COVID don't legally undermine Chicago vax passport orders
A federal judge said the seeming inability of COVID vaccines to prevent people from becoming infected with COVID doesn't mean the city of Chicago's COVID vaccine passport orders are 'irrational or arbitrary' -
Fed appeals court: No order needed to bar Pritzker from again attempting to shut down religious services
A federal appeals panel says Pritzker hasn't tried to close houses of worship in 19 months, and deserves the 'respect' to allow him the chance to abide by Supreme Court rulings declaring other states violated the Constitution in ordering churches closed over COVID -
Judges say Dems' partisan power grab in drawing new maps didn't also violate Voting Rights Act
Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts -
Judge again says city workers can't get an order to block city of Chicago, Illinois state vax employment mandates
A federal judge said the scientific evidence presented by the plaintiffs in support of natural immunity from COVID only demonstrates there is a scientific debate over vaccines and immunity, not that the government policies are irrational infringements on workers' rights -
Appeals panel agrees United allowed to limit sick-day accrual for pilots on military active duty
A class action on behalf of United pilots who are also U.S. Armed Forces reservists said United Airlines' policy violated federal law -
Crain's Chicago Business names Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) to its 2021 list of "Notable Black Leaders and Executives"
Crain's Chicago Business names Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.) to its 2021 list of "Notable Black Leaders and Executives". -
Federal appeals panel says IL Supreme Court must weigh in on whether biometrics class actions can be limited
White Castle argued only an employee's the first fingerprint scan can violate BIPA; Plaintiffs are seeking hundreds or even thousands more claims for each employee to claim potentially 'staggering' damages against employers -
Federal judge tosses suit from Oak Lawn school board member, congressional candidate vs Pritzker school mask mandate
Judge says the mask mandate doesn't offend constitutional rights of children or parents -
Pritzker: Fed appeals judges should end oversight of IL hiring now; Watchdogs: Corruption problems not yet fixed
A three-judge panel heard arguments on Dec. 10, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to press his case to throw off decades-old orders intended to tamp down corrupt government hiring practices -
Federal appeals court agrees: No insurance coverage for income lost by many businesses shut down by Pritzker COVID orders
Cincinnati Insurance argued the COVID virus didn't physically alter the covered buildings, so there should be no coverage, even though the businesses were forced by Gov. JB Pritzker to reduce operations amid the onset of the pandemic -
Law firms entitled to $930K for making sure Cook Clerk Yarbrough's office complies with federal hiring oversight
Judge rules Chicago law firms instrumental in appointment of compliance administrator, and the fees are needed to sanction Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough for fighting against the effort to tighten scrutiny on her past and current government hiring practices. -
Judge: Paramedics who posted pics to Snapchat of man who lost arm in fireworks mishap didn't violate his rights
Cicero man sued the town of Cicero and two paramedics, who posted the pics with the caption "Feeling blessed." -
SCOTUS refuses school workers' claims unions unconstitutionally took dues after they tried to leave
Two Chicago teachers and a Moline custodian claimed their unions ignored the Supreme Court and the Constitution by limiting their ability to leave the union only to one "escape period" each year.