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Aug 27, 2019

Prisoner – Due Process Violation

This appeal presents issues stemming from a prison’s discipline of a prisoner and his later suicide attempts.

Aug 27, 2019

Qualified Immunity

One afternoon in 2014, three Chicago police officers stopped three black men in a grey sedan to investigate a nearby shooting that had happened a few hours earlier.

Aug 27, 2019

Order Correcting Opinion

The opinion issued in the above-entitled case on June 12, 2019, is hereby amended as follows...

Aug 27, 2019

6th Amendment Violation

A federal grand jury indicted defendants Julian Thomas and James Thompson for robbing a bank.

Aug 27, 2019

Trademark Infringement

SportFuel appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Gatorade and its parent company, PepsiCo.

Aug 27, 2019

Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation

Jeffrey Leiser was an inmate at the Wisconsin Stanley Correctional Institution where Sergeant Karen Kloth was employed.

Aug 27, 2019

Prisoner – Child Support Arrears

Paul Nigl, pro se, appeals an order denying a motion, based upon his ongoing incarceration, to reduce the balance of his child support arrears, eliminate the accrued interest on those arrears, and modify his $5 weekly arrearage payment.

Aug 26, 2019

Due Process Violation

This class action suit challenges the red light camera program of the Village of Lakemoor, Illinois.

Aug 26, 2019

Sentencing Guidelines

Richard Kraemer pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B).

Aug 26, 2019

Consolidated Appeal

The complex background of these consolidated appeals burrows through over a decade of litigation.

Aug 26, 2019

ALJ Error – Disability Benefits

Tara Crump applied for disability benefits based on numerous mental health impairments, including bipolar disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder.

Aug 26, 2019

Resentencing

In United States v. Cardena, 842 F.3d 959 (7th Cir. 2016), we held that 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(B)— which partially defines “crime of violence” for § 924—is unconstitutionally vague.

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