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7th Circuit Digest

Sep 3, 2019

Bankruptcy – Exemption of Contingent Future Interests

Section 522(b)(1) of the United States Bankruptcy Code states that a “debtor may exempt from property of the [bankruptcy] estate the property listed in either paragraph (2) or, in the alternative paragraph (3).”

Sep 3, 2019

Due Process Violation

After Michael Campos’s August 2011 arrest for driving under the influence, his employer—the Cook County Sheriff’s Office—began termination proceedings.

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

Trademark Infringement

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

Aug 27, 2019

6th Amendment Violation

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

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 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.

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