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Civil Rights — Federal Wiretap Act — municipal liability

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Civil Civil Rights — Federal Wiretap Act — municipal liability Governmental units are subject to suit under the Federal Wiretap Act, but only for substantive provisions. “To sum up, the 1986 amendment permits suit against governmental units through the addition of ‘entity’ to the statutory text. But it does so only ...

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Civil Rights — equal protection — class-of-one

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Civil Civil Rights — equal protection — class-of-one A clear showing of animus, even absent a robust comparison to a similarly situated individual, may sustain a class-of-one equal protection claim. “In the present case, where the direct showing of animus was very strong, Swanson’s pointing to Michele Eberle as a similarly ...

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