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).”
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.
Prisoner – Due Process Violation
This appeal presents issues stemming from a prison’s discipline of a prisoner and his later suicide attempts.
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.
Order Correcting Opinion
The opinion issued in the above-entitled case on June 12, 2019, is hereby amended as follows...
Trademark Infringement
SportFuel appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Gatorade and its parent company, PepsiCo.
6th Amendment Violation
A federal grand jury indicted defendants Julian Thomas and James Thompson for robbing a bank.
Prisoner – 8th Amendment Violation
Jeffrey Leiser was an inmate at the Wisconsin Stanley Correctional Institution where Sergeant Karen Kloth was employed.
Due Process Violation
This class action suit challenges the red light camera program of the Village of Lakemoor, Illinois.
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).
Consolidated Appeal
The complex background of these consolidated appeals burrows through over a decade of litigation.
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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