February 14, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the class certification granted by the District Court in a suit brought by unsatisfied
homeowners following a 2006 hailstorm in central Indiana.
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December 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerIn an order dated Wednesday and posted on the website for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today, a Nov. 29 opinion from that
court was amended following a motion filed by the defendants on Dec. 2 to delete a reference to the defendants as “silly”
and “unprofessional.”
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September 10, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of the motion of qualified immunity filed by the City of Indianapolis and
several officials in a suit filed by three white police officers who claim they were passed over for promotions because of
their race.
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September 8, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment dismissing a woman’s Family and Medical Leave Act claim against
the company that fired her because she didn’t give proper notice for an extension of leave and failed to return to work
as expected.
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July 14, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerA Wisconsin man who pled guilty to possessing firearms after he was convicted of a domestic battery misdemeanor
is not allowed
to have those firearms, even though he argued they were used for hunting.
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July 20, 2009
Jennifer NelsonJudges on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, including Northern District Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen - who was sitting in designation
- disagreed whether a bankruptcy trustee's appeal should be dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction because he didn't
file a petition for permission to appeal.
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February 12, 2009
Jennifer MehalikEven though a defendant may be eligible for a sentence reduction under new crack cocaine sentencing guidelines, it is up to
the District Court's discretion to grant a reduced sentence, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today.
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September 20, 2007
Jennifer NelsonThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the orders of the District Court to grant summary judgment to defendants and
also ordered the plaintiff's attorney to show cause why he shouldn't be sanctioned for filing a "frivolous" appeal.
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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.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.
Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.