7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Estate entitled to hearing on cause of fire
March 23, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA plaintiff is entitled to a hearing on whether vandalism caused the fire at an unoccupied home, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
ruled today. The District Court never made a finding on the investigation that indicated it may have been burglars who
started the fire.
MoreBoy can't sue for lack of probable cause
March 17, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to decide whether Indiana provides a plaintiff an adequate post-deprivation remedy
despite the state's recognition of an affirmative immunity defense for government workers acting in the scope of their
employment.
More7th Circuit: counsel assistance wasn't ineffective
March 17, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA defendant didn't receive ineffective assistance of counsel when his attorneys failed to raise the issue of comments made
by his victim's mother during the trial, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
MoreRICO case against former East Chicago mayor nets $108M in damages
March 17, 2010
Michael HoskinsA federal judge has ordered an ex-mayor and top allies to pay more than $108 million in damages for a voting scandal a decade
ago, but in doing so he's rejected the Indiana Attorney General's most novel and far-reaching legal arguments in a landmark
civil racketeering case centered on public corruption in East Chicago.
MoreJudges find stop violated Fourth Amendment
February 26, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a defendant's stop by police and subsequent search of a wheelbarrow he was pushing
- which led to convictions of burglary and theft - violated the man's Fourth Amendment rights. The Circuit Court ordered
the defendant's petition for habeas corpus be granted.
More7th Circuit: Officer entitled to qualified immunity
February 24, 2010
Jennifer NelsonBecause Indiana's conversion statute doesn't appear to have an implied-consent defense, the 7th Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled a couple's excuse for possessing another person's camping gear was irrelevant to the probable-cause
determination to arrest them.
More7th Circuit: amendment applies to all mortgages
February 22, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA 2007 amendment allowing recorded mortgages with certain technical defects to provide constructive notice, as if the mortgages
were properly recorded and acknowledged, applies to all mortgages regardless of when they were recorded, the 7th Circuit Court
of Appeals ruled Friday.
MoreDCS to appeal injunction on rate cuts
February 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Department of Child Services wants the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a judge's decision to temporarily
stop DCS rate cuts.
MoreCircuit Court rules on first impression issue
February 9, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals resolved an issue of first impression today: what is needed to be deemed "adequate writing"
under the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
More7th Circuit Court: Class action suit isn't moot
February 4, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA class action lawsuit filed by an inmate at the Tippecanoe County Jail who has since been transferred can proceed through
the litigation process to determine if class action certification is proper, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded today.
More7th Circuit affirms permanent injunction
January 28, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction preventing the application of Indiana's Uniform Consumer Credit Code
to an Illinois company because it violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.
More7th Circuit affirms writ of habeas corpus
January 27, 2010
Jennifer NelsonOn remand from the Supreme Court of the United States, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's conditional
grant of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus for a man facing the death penalty.
MoreJustices take question on salvage statute
January 25, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court has accepted a certified question from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals about a statute on salvage
titles that the federal court deemed ambiguous.
More7th Circuit addresses digital media searches
January 21, 2010
Jennifer NelsonDespite being troubled by some aspects of a police officer's search of computers of a man charged with voyeurism - during
which the officer discovered child pornography - the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found the search didn't exceed the scope
of the original warrant.
MoreCircuit Court upholds attorney-fee reduction
January 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals wasn't swayed by an attorney's arguments that the amount of attorney's fees he
was entitled to shouldn't have been reduced by nearly $90,000.
MoreWoman can't prove pregnancy discrimination
January 12, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for a stone company after finding a woman couldn't prove the
company knew she was pregnant when it decided to relocate her to another office.
MoreCircuit certifies question for Supreme Court
December 17, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded an Indiana statute dealing with salvage titles is ambiguous and it should be up
to the state's highest court to interpret it.
MoreWriters lose appeal against newspaper
December 8, 2009
Jennifer NelsonTwo former editorial writers at Indiana's largest newspaper failed to prove they were the victims of religious discrimination,
the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today.
MoreWorker didn't prove discrimination, retaliation
November 20, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court ruling that a company's elimination of a worker's position, along
with not rehiring her after restructuring, didn't constitute retaliation or a hostile work environment.
MoreSurvey assesses PACER program
November 20, 2009
IL StaffThe federal judiciary is seeking feedback from users through a short survey on its PACER program, which allows people to search
federal court records.
More7th Circuit offers alternatives to destroying guns
November 19, 2009
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a District judge's order that a defendant's guns be destroyed instead of returned
to him, ruling that there were other alternatives than what the District Court considered.
MoreU.S. Senate confirms Hamilton for 7th Circuit
November 19, 2009
Michael HoskinsU.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton is the newest jurist on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreUPDATE: Senate passes cloture motion
November 17, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe full U.S. Senate has ended debate on the controversial nomination of U.S. Judge David F. Hamilton, and now senators will
vote as soon as Wednesday morning on his confirmation to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
MoreU.S. Senate debating Indiana judge's nomination
November 17, 2009
Michael HoskinsIndiana is at the heart of a legislative discussion about the future of the federal judiciary, and debate about a judge's
controversial nomination is coming to a head this week.
More7th Circuit rules en banc on mezuzah case
November 13, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe full 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that condominium owners prevented from hanging religious objects on their
home can in some cases sue their association under the Fair Housing Act for alleged religious and racial discrimination, after
they've bought the residence and moved in.
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.