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Opinions July 23, 2021

7th Circuit Court of Appeals
United States of America v. Kashawn Morrow
20-2259
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division. Judge Richard L. Young.
Criminal. Affirms Kashawn Morrow’s convictions on counts of Hobbs Act robbery and firearms offenses in relation to four robberies across Indiana and Ohio. Vacates the restitution award against Morrow. Finds Morrow failed to satisfy the plain error requirements to successfully challenge count 8. Also finds Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence. Finally, finds it was error for the district court to order restitution for property stolen during the Troy, Ohio robbery. Remands for a determination of the appropriate restitution award for the Ohio robbery.

Mississippi argues Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade

| Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn its landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide and let states decide whether to regulate abortion before a fetus can survive outside the womb, the office of Mississippi’s Republican attorney general argued in papers filed Thursday with the high court.

Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh

| Associated Press

Senate Democrats are raising new concerns about the thoroughness of the FBI’s background investigation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided “all relevant” ones to the White House counsel’s office.

Opinions July 22, 2021

The following 7th Circuit Court of Appeals opinions were posted after IL deadline on Wednesday.

Joseph McCavitt v. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
20-2727
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division. Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Civil. Affirms the rejection of Joseph McCavitt’s petition for Social Security disability benefits for his child, N.A.M. Rejects McCavitt’s argument that N.A.M., is disabled by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual limitations, oppositional defiant disorder, and nocturnal enuresis and that his son’s conditions meet, or are functionally equivalent to three of six “domains of functioning”. Agrees with the ALJ and Indiana Northern District Court’s finding that N.A.M. did not meet any of the listings and has a marked limitation in only one functional category. Finds substantial evidence supports that conclusion.

Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities

| Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland will launch gun trafficking strike forces in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The effort will include stepped-up enforcement in so-called supply areas — cities and states where it’s easier to obtain firearms that are later trafficked into other cities with more restrictive gun laws.

50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans

| Associated Press

Fifty years ago this summer, President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Today, with the U.S. mired in a deadly opioid epidemic that did not abate during the coronavirus pandemic’s worst days, it is questionable whether anyone won the war. Yet the loser is clear: Black and Latino Americans, their families and their communities.