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Qualified Immunity
Caught in a fit of road rage, Keli Calderone shot another driver with her handgun.
ADA and Due Process Claim Violation
Plaintiff Brad Sandefur is a corrections officer for the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois.
4th Amendment Violation – Excessive Force
Richard Turner died during an encounter with police officers in Champaign, Illinois.
Utility of Amicus Curiae Briefs
Many Q&As with appellate judges draw a question whether amicus curiae briefs add value to deciding cases.
Derivative Jurisdiction
This case calls for us to determine whether the district court properly dismissed the plaintiff’s amended complaint without prejudice under the doctrine of derivative jurisdiction even though that complaint invoked federal jurisdiction.
Motion for Stay Denied
The Democratic National Committee and other plaintiffs contend in this suit that statutes affecting the registration of voters and the conduct of this November’s election, although constitutional in principle, see Luft v. Evers, 963 F.3d 665 (7th Cir. 2020), will abridge some voters’ rights during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Statutory Interpretation – Foreign Arbitration
Section 1782(a) of Title 28 authorizes the district court to order a person within the district to give testimony or produce documents “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.”
Court Error – Newly Discovered Evidence
In 1996 the federal district court in Fort Worth, Texas sentenced Bruce Webster to death for the murder two years earlier of a 16-year-old girl.
Stay of Execution Denied
Christopher Vialva has been sentenced to death for murders he committed in 1999.
De Novo Review – 4th Amendment Violation
Rumael Green was indicted for possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Abuse of Discretion – Sentencing Guidelines
Matthew Moultrie was charged with, and pleaded guilty to, being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Order Correcting Opinion
Petitioner‐appellee filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on September 1, 2020.
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