Khouri v. Highland Park CVS — Affirmed: Shelf Collapse Cannot Support Negligence Claim When Vendors Share Control
Case Rateb Khouri v. Highland Park CVS, LLC and CVS Pharmacy Inc. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
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City of Chicago v. Alayah — Court affirms that Chapter 13 plans may pay bankruptcy attorneys’ fees before nonpriority creditors
Case In re Stephen Falkner and Ahmed Alayah Court United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge SCUDDER
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Falkner v. City of Chicago — Court upholds Chapter 13 plans that pay bankruptcy attorneys before unsecured creditors
Case City of Chicago v. Stephen Falkner; In re Ahmed Alayah (consolidated) Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
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Jewel Sanitary Napkins v. Busy Beaver Publications — Seventh Circuit affirms summary judgment for publisher; defamation plaintiff fails to prove actual malice
Case Jewel Sanitary Napkins, LLC v. Busy Beaver Publications, LLC Court United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Hundley v. Brookhart — Seventh Circuit affirms prison “force as last resort” rule is not unconstitutionally vague
Case Derek Hundley, et al. v. Dee Dee Brookhart, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Johnson v. Amazon — Seventh Circuit reverses dismissal; COVID-19 screening time is compensable under Illinois wage law
Case Lisa Johnson and Gale Miller Anderson v. Amazon.com Services LLC Court United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh
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United States v. Washington — Seventh Circuit vacates sentence for inadequate explanation
Case United States v. Frank Washington, III Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge RIPPLE (Ronald Reagan,
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United States v. Schatz — Court affirmed that prior state child molesting conviction triggers federal sentencing enhancement despite age differences
Case United States v. Joshua Schatz Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge ROVNER (George H. W.
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Arcidiacono v. Whitehorn — Affirmed dismissal for lack of standing, holding Medicaid beneficiaries cannot seek injunctive relief based on speculative future injury when they suffered no concrete harm from administrative procedures
Case Salvatore Arcidiacono, et al. v. Elizabeth M. Whitehorn and Dulce Quintero Court United States Court of Appeals for the
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Strickland v. City of Markham — Seventh Circuit reverses dismissal of Title VII claims, holds unreviewed administrative proceedings cannot preclude federal employment discrimination suits
Case Vairrun Strickland v. City of Markham and Anthony Mazziotta Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
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Ruderman v. Kenosha County — Seventh Circuit holds that federal forced labor statute applies to civil immigration detainees in county jails; threatens solitary confinement to coerce unpaid work violates §1589
Case Aleksey Ruderman, Arturo Saldivar, and Chris Pocknell v. Kenosha County, Wisconsin Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
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Nobles v. Mullin — Seventh Circuit affirms that Secretary’s discretion to deny spousal immigration petition is unreviewable
Case Devon Nobles and Anqi Liu v. Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals
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Associated Press v. Neal — Media have no First Amendment right to attend executions
Case Associated Press, et al. v. Ron Neal and Lloyd Arnold Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Harris v. WithU Loans — Court of Appeals affirms arbitration clause rejection on contract formation grounds
Case Joshua Harris and Donita Olds v. W6LS, Inc. (doing business as WithU and WithU Loans) and Caliber Financial Services,
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Unite Here Local 1 v. Magnificent Mile Hotel Management — Court affirms arbitrator’s decision to reinstate fired hotel worker, rejects public policy challenge to arbitration award
Case Unite Here Local 1 v. Magnificent Mile Hotel Management, LLC Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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United States v. Mickles — Affirmed felon-in-possession conviction; constructive possession established by vehicle control and gun proximity
Case United States of America v. Jesse Mickles Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge ROVNER (George
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United States v. Whitesides — Seventh Circuit affirms drug-premises sentencing enhancement despite defendant’s argument that premises were not continuously used for distribution
Case United States v. Maurice Whitesides Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge EASTERBROOK (Ronald Reagan, 1985);
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United States v. Hawkins — Seventh Circuit affirms supervised release revocation sentence, rejecting retribution challenge
Case United States v. Thomas L. Hawkins Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge SCUDDER (Donald Trump,
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Perez-Castillo v. Blanche — Court denied immigration removal petition and sanctioned attorney for submitting AI-hallucinated brief
Case Heriberto Perez-Castillo v. Todd W. Blanche, Acting Attorney General of the United States Court U.S. Court of Appeals for
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Wenzler v. U.S. Coast Guard — Seventh Circuit affirms Coast Guard Auxiliary removal of member for offensive social media posts, finding no First Amendment violation
Case James C. Wenzler v. United States Coast Guard Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge SCUDDER
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Barnes v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc. — Court affirmed summary judgment, holding inmate failed to prove deliberate indifference to serious medical needs regarding hemorrhoid treatment
Case Leon Barnes v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., Evaristo P. Aguinaldo, Jr., and Estate of Saleh Obaisi Court U.S. Court
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Watts v. Jones — Court reverses district court; detectives entitled to qualified immunity for risk exposure without physical injury
Case David W. Watts v. Kevin Jones and Mark Smit Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
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Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk — Hague Service Convention prohibits email service in China; district court must determine whether Convention applies
Case Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk Import & Export Co., Ltd. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
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Kangol LLC v. Hangzhou Chuanyue Silk — Seventh Circuit Holds Email Service on Chinese Defendants Improper Under Hague Convention
The Seventh Circuit ruled that email service on Chinese defendants in Schedule A trademark counterfeiting cases is improper under the Hague Service Convention, but remanded for the district court to determine whether the Convention applies.