Seventh Circuit
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7th Circuit Nixes 'Facial' Attack on Felon Firearm Ban
A Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday reversed a district court's ruling that struck down the federal felon-in-possession gun law as unconstitutional in all applications, with Ju...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Gun Ban for 'Dangerous' Drug Dealer
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld the federal felon-in-possession law against a convicted drug dealer, ruling that his cocaine distribution conviction qualifies as a "dang...
Seventh Circuit Nixes Veteran's Challenge To 'Firearm Ban' Over Peyote Conviction
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld Wisconsin's denial of a concealed-carry permit to a veteran convicted by military court of distributing peyote, rejecting his Full Faith...
Seventh Circuit Nixes Prison Health Decree Challenge, Backs 'Narrow' PLRA Findings Rule
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday largely rejected Illinois prison officials' challenge to a federal consent decree governing medical care for inmates, affirming a district judge...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Prison Medical Care Decree 'PLRA Findings' Required
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a federal judge's modification of an Illinois prison medical care consent decree, ruling that enforcement of an implementation plan require...
7th Circuit Nixes Ford Drivers' Overtime Claims, Calls Shuttle Routes 'Interstate'
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday affirmed summary judgment against shuttle truck drivers seeking overtime pay from Ford auto parts transporters, ruling their intrastate routes bet...
7th Circuit Axes Truck Drivers' Overtime Claims, Finds 'Continuous Interstate Journey'
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed summary judgment for trucking companies against shuttle drivers seeking overtime pay, ruling their intrastate routes constituted part o...
Seventh Circuit Nixes Widow's Bid To Stack UIM Policies After Fatal Accident
A Seventh Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's ruling that anti-stacking provisions in underinsured motorist policies prevented a man from collecting more than $1...
Seventh Circuit Slashes BIPA Damages, Rules Amendment Applies Retroactively
The Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that Illinois's 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act limiting damages to one recovery per person applies retroactively to pen...
7th Circuit Slams BIPA Plaintiffs, Axes 'Annihilative' Damages in Retroactive Ruling
A Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that Illinois's 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act applies retroactively to pending cases, sharply limiting damages...
Seventh Circuit Axes BIPA Damages 'Annihilation' With Retroactive Cap Rule
A three-judge Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that Illinois' 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act applies retroactively to pending cases, dramatically...
7th Circuit Nixes Landowners' Bid to 'Fix' Unexercised Pipeline Easement Rights
A Seventh Circuit panel Monday affirmed a district court ruling that unexercised floating easement rights for future pipeline construction cannot be fixed to a specific location...
Seventh Circuit Nixes Death Row Inmate's 'Brain Scan' Transport Order
A Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday reversed a district court's order granting a death row inmate transportation for brain scans, ruling the testing lacked sufficient nexus to hi...
7th Circuit Nixes Tribal Lender Arbitration Clause Over 'Non-Existent' Law
A Seventh Circuit panel on Monday affirmed a district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration by a tribal online lender charging nearly 500% annual interest rates, find...
7th Circuit Axes Default Judgment, Says No Illinois Sales 'Clearly Erred'
A Seventh Circuit panel on Monday vacated a default trademark infringement judgment against Chinese e-commerce vendors, finding that a federal judge in Illinois "clearly erred"...
Seventh Circuit Axes Immigration Waiver Review, Slams 'AI Hallucination' Briefs
A Seventh Circuit panel on Monday blocked judicial review of immigration waiver denials and admonished a lawyer for including nonexistent case citations that appeared AI-generat...