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Case Digests - 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Apr 27, 2026

Substantial Evidence Standard-Disability Insurance Benefits

found  The found Lincoln sought disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income, asserting that several medical conditions, most notably prostate cancer, limited his ability to work.

Apr 27, 2026

Rehabilitation Act-Race Discrimination (Title VII & §1981)-Employment Law

The found Lewis was employed by the Indiana Department of Transportation (Department), where she managed federal relocation claim vouchers for individuals displaced by highway construction projects.

Apr 27, 2026

Trust Fund Doctrine-Tax-Claim of Right Doctrine

Hyatt Hotels Corporation operated a guest loyalty program financed by contributions from both company and independently owned Hyatt-branded hotels.

Apr 27, 2026

Equal Protection Clause-Balance of Equities-Tobacco Product Sales

In 2023, Wisconsin enacted a law requiring that electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as vapes and e-cigarettes, may be sold in the state only if they have received premarket authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), were under FDA review by certain specified dates, or do not contain nicotine.

Apr 27, 2026

Education-Protected Speech

found  An Indiana grade schoolteacher filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that bars public schools and educators from providing “instruction” on “human sexuality” to students in prekindergarten through third grade.

Apr 20, 2026

Minimum Wage Laws-Arbitration Agreement Dispute

Carter filed suit against his employer, SP Plus Corporation, alleging violations of both state and federal minimum wage laws.

Apr 20, 2026

Sufficiency of Evidence-Daubert Standard

Authorities suspected Andrews Jr. of supplying drugs to a gang in Illinois and, after arranging several controlled buys, took him into custody.

Apr 20, 2026

Due Process Rights

Law enforcement officials in Toulon, Illinois began investigating a set of sexually explicit images involving underage girls that had been discovered on an online file-sharing platform.

Apr 20, 2026

Immigration

Petrov, born in Germany, entered the United States unlawfully as a child and remained in the country for many years, during which he married a U.S. citizen and raised three children who are also U.S. citizens.

Apr 20, 2026

Qualified Immunity-Jury Instructions

Mahajni claimed that his constitutional rights were violated during his state criminal trial when two deputies serving as bailiffs interacted with the jury during deliberations.

Apr 20, 2026

Right to Counsel-Judge’s Abuse of Discretion

Perry was indicted on federal charges for sex trafficking of minors.

Apr 20, 2026

Title IX-Pseudonym Standard

A former student at the University of Southern Indiana was accused of sexual assault during the 2020–21 academic year.

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