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Weekly Case Digest Summary

Dec 30, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Dec. 26-30, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Dec. 26-30, 2016

Dec 23, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Dec. 19-23, 2016

7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: 15-3547 Case No.: United States of America v. Shaft Jones Officials: 15-3547 Focus: Sentencing A federal jury found the defendant guilty of conspiring to possess, with intent to distribute, five or more kilograms of cocaine, and of related crimes including carrying a gun in connection […]

Dec 9, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Dec. 5-9, 2016

7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Maria N. Gracia v. Sigmatron International, Inc. Case No.: 15-3311 Officials: FLAUM, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges Focus: Retaliatory Termination – Sexual Harassment – Damages Maria Gracia sued her employer, SigmaTron, International, Inc., for sexual harassment and for terminating her in retaliation for reporting sexual [&hell[...]

Dec 2, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016

7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: First American Bank v. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, et al Case No.: 16-1122 Officials: BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges Focus: Mertiless Suit “In 2013 an Illinois lawyer named David M. Goodson received an email from a person who represented himself or herself to […]

Nov 23, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 21-23, 2016

7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Kenosha Unified School District No.1 Board of Education, et al v. Ashton Whitaker Case No.: 16-8019 Officials: RIPPLE, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. Focus: Lack of Jurisdiction – Title IX Plaintiff Ash Whitaker is a transgender boy whose high school will not permit him to […]

Nov 18, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 14 – Nov. 18, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 14 – Nov. 18, 2016

Nov 11, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 7 – Nov. 11, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 7 - Nov. 11, 2016

Nov 4, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 2016

Oct 28, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Oct. 24-28, 2016

7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Donald Lee McDonald v. George Adamson Case No.: 15-1305 Officials: BAUER, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges Focus: 1st Amendment – Freedom of Religion In 2013, Illinois state prison inmate Donald McDonald filed what should have been a typical federal constitutional suit under 42 U.S.C. § […]

Oct 21, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Oct. 17-21, 2016

7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Paula Y. Williams v. Office of the Chief Judge of Cook County, Illinois, et al Case No.: 15-2325; 15-2554 Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges Focus: Title VII – Unlawful Termination Paula Williams was told she was fired from her position […]

Oct 14, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Oct. 10-14, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Oct. 10-14, 2016

Oct 7, 2016

Weekly Case Digests — Oct. 3-7, 2016

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