Joseph Biegert’s mother called the police for help because she was concerned that her son was attempting to kill himself.

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Years after Brenda Mitze unsuccessfully appealed the denial of her application for social security benefits, she moved to seal court decisions and other records, claiming that their publication violated her right to keep her medical information private.

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The Oneida Nation’s Big Apple Fest has become a test of power and jurisdiction between the Nation and the Village of Hobart, Wisconsin.

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Allen Surprise appeals the denial of his claim for disability insurance benefits and supplemental social security income.

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For nearly a week Christy Lentz feigned ignorance as she pretended to help investigators locate her missing father.

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As its name suggests, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) prohibits debt collection practices that are “unfair.” 15 U.S.C. § 1692f.

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This case had its origins in an Administrative Services Agreement that Standard Security Life Insurance Company of New York and Madison National Life Insurance Company, Inc. (collectively, the “Insurers”) entered into with FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc. (“FCE”).

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A police officer pulled over an individual for speeding and smelled burnt marijuana coming from the car.

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Colleges and universities unquestionably benefit from the free flow of ideas, debate, and deliberation on campus.

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Frank Whitehead, pro se, appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18)1 postconviction motion without a hearing.

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A grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Wade Bonk and his two codefendants, Darcy Kampas and Timothy Wood, with conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(b)(1)(A), and with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A).

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Nathan Sigler totaled his 2001 Dodge Ram and filed a claim with GEICO, his auto insurer, for the loss.

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Plaintiff Moses Perez was driving a sport‐utility vehicle when he apparently hit a patch of ice, lost control, and was then hit from behind by defendant Kiara Wharton driving a tractor‐trailer.

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Vincent Corner violated the conditions of his supervised release, and he was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment followed by 42 months’ supervised release.

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After experiencing virulent anti-Semitic abuse at the hands of Sergeant Lawrence Knasiak, Officer Detlef Sommerfield of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) filed a lawsuit against Knasiak and the City of Chicago in which he alleged discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on his German national origin and his Jewish ethnicity.

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“In our society,” the Supreme Court has said, “liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial or without trial is the carefully limited exception.”

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Jason Wells was sentenced in Illinois for two drug offenses: he received two years’ imprisonment for the first and one year for the second, to run consecutively.

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After our decision on the merits, Quincy Bioscience, LLC v. Ellishbooks, 957 F.3d 725 (7th Cir. 2020), we later granted Quincy Bioscience, LLC’s (“Quincy”) motion for sanctions.

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The First Step Act allows district courts to reduce the sentences of criminal defendants who have been convicted of a “covered offense.”

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For some government jobs, political affiliation is an appropriate position requirement.

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Robert Hosler was convicted after a bench trial of using a facility or means of interstate commerce to attempt to “persuade[], induce[], entice[], or coerce[]” a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b).

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Elijah Manuel sued prison personnel under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming First Amendment violation when his cell was searched following a disagreement over a grievance procedure.

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Doctors removed Shelby Haynes’s gallbladder in 2013. She was injured in the process and required additional surgery that led to more than $300,000 in medical expenses.

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Police investigating drug trafficking in Vermilion County, Illinois, sent an informant to buy two ounces of cocaine at the home of Finas Glenn.

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Angela Tonyan worked as a store manager at Dunham’s Athleisure Corporation (Dunham’s) when she suffered a series of injuries, requiring multiple surgeries and temporary restrictions to her shoulder, arm, and hand movement.

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Private labor relations in this country are governed almost exclusively by federal law.

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In what is becoming an all-too-familiar subject, this appeal raises a question about whether a state drug statute sweeps more broadly than its federal counterpart because the former includes a particular isomer of a substance that the latter does not.

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Marcus Durham received a 35-year sentence for a federal drug offense that was later reduced to 20 years due to subsequent amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines.

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Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) twice fired Janet Kotaska because she could not lift up to 75 pounds.

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In 2002 Alice Minter became ill and weakened; her hair fell out; while in a hospital she entered a coma and seemed on the brink of death.

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