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Case Digests - 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Feb 7, 2024

First Amendment Retaliation- Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights

Adams, an inmate at Indiana’s Plainfield Correctional Facility, sued both current and former commissioners of the Indiana Department of Corrections, along with several other officials, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Feb 7, 2024

Mandatory COVID-19 Testing

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor of Illinois issued an executive order requiring personnel in primary and secondary schools to be tested regularly for the disease unless they had been vaccinated against it.

Jan 29, 2024

Sentencing Guidelines

Wilcher, the defendant, faced charges of attempted enticement of a minor and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity.

Jan 29, 2024

Product Liability

The case stems from severe burns sustained by a minor, B.D., when a Samsung SDI battery exploded in his pocket in Indiana.

Jan 29, 2024

Deliberate Indifference-Deprivation of Rights

The case centered on Brown, an inmate with a history of self-harm, who embedded a two-inch metal screw into his flesh.

Jan 29, 2024

Ex Parte Communication

In 2015, Jewell faced conviction for robbery by force and bail jumping after an incident outside a Milwaukee tavern.

Jan 29, 2024

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964-Physical Abilities Tests

Erdman, a firefighter hailing from Janesville, Wisconsin, sought a position with the Madison fire department.

Jan 29, 2024

Pro Hac Vice Admission Revocation

Shalaby, a California attorney, appealed the district court's decision to revoke his pro hac vice admission for representing a plaintiff in a product-liability lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois.

Jan 22, 2024

Discriminatory Pricing

The 1996 E-Rate program, officially known as the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program under the Telecommunications Act (110 Stat. 56), aims to maintain affordable telecommunications services for schools and libraries situated in rural and economically disadvantaged areas.

Jan 22, 2024

Copyright Infringement

UIRC, a company specializing in acquiring and managing properties for the U.S. government, initiated a lawsuit against Blair, a financial services company, alleging copyright infringement.

Jan 22, 2024

Tortious Interference with Contract-Price Manipulation

Green Plains Trade Group, LLC, appealied the district court's dismissal of their tortious interference with contract claim against Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM).

Jan 22, 2024

Suppression of Evidence

The case originated from information provided by a tipster, leading to an investigation and subsequent search of Hueston's apartment in Marion, Indiana.

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