7th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States covers the Midwest states including: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The Appeals Court is situated in Illinois and is located in the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. The appeals from the Central/Northern/Southern Districts in IL, Northern/Southern Districts in Indiana, and Eastern/Western Districts in Wisconsin are held in this federal courthouse.

With the home of the Seventh Circuit being in Illinois, several cases are heard from the surrounding state court levels in the state, as well as other Seventh Circuit appeal cases. The Central IL district courthouse is in Springfield, Northern district in Chicago, and the Southern district court sits in East St. Louis, IL. In Indiana, the Northern district courthouse is in South Bend, and Southern district in Indianapolis. In Wisconsin, The Eastern district courthouse sits in Milwaukee, and Western district in Madison, WI.

Currently 11 active judges sit at the circuit level, with 4 senior judges being appointed to the bench in the district. The current Chief Judge is Diane Pamela Wood; Elena Kegan holds the title of Circuit Justice in the Seventh Circuit. The courthouse is prominent in online cases, including Wiki and RSS-feeds of the opinions and oral arguments as they unfold in the court. Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, who is one of the most prominent economic-scholars, also serves as a Justice for the circuit-system.

Several precedential-decisions have been laid in the Seventh Circuit. Among the cases which were heard by the appellate court are: (Krysta Sutterfield v. City of Milwaukee, et. al., which was a case allowing police to use “exigent circumstances” defense, to enter and search her home without a warrant. Moore v Madigan is another set of cases (stemming from Shepard v Madigan and Moore v Madigan). The case regarded constitutionality of Illinois’s “no-issue” policy for carrying concealed weapons.

Tort law cases, biometric/personal information, real property, civil rights, gay marriage, bankruptcy, and tax court appeals, are a few of the cases which The National Law Review covers on its site. From prominent decisions in today’s online-driven society including the use of biometric scans, to data breach cases, we cover an extensive range of prominent cases, many which are setting precedent today, as such topics haven’t been an issue in the past. The National Law Review also covers general information about the Circuit, appointment news, and Federal and State Agency topics.

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Jun 20 2017	Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision Reins in Copyright Infringement Claims Relating to Home Designs	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 16 2017	7th Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Dominant Illinois Hospital and its Exclusive Contracts	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun 16 2017	Going Down For A Third Time – Barnes & Noble Consumer Data Breach Claims Are Dismissed Again for Lack of Injury	Mintz
Jun 12 2017	N.D. Illinois Dismisses Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claim For Lack Of Complaint To The SEC	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 12 2017	Seventh Circuit OKs Exclusive Network Agreements Between “Must-Have” Hospital and Health Insurers	Mintz
Jun 9 2017	Dish Network Ordered to Pay $280 Million Fine, Damages in Federal TCPA Lawsuit	K&L Gates
Jun 8 2017	Seventh Circuit Explains Importance of Disclosing Experts: “You Can’t Beat Something with Nothing”	Foley & Lardner LLP
Jun 8 2017	Seventh Circuit Affirms Issuance of Preliminary Injunction against Kenosha Unified School District	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 5 2017	Restraining Unruly Children as an Essential Job Element: Expected in Secondary Schools but Not at a Youth Detention Center? A Cautionary Tale in the ADA Reasonable Accommodation Arena	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 1 2017	The Value of a Life: Standing to Sue Your Company in a Gamified World	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May 31 2017	Seventh Circuit Issues Ruling That Waiver of Statutory Rights under FLSA in Collective Bargaining Agreement Must Be Clear and Unmistakable	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May 30 2017	Sixth Circuit Joins Two Sister Circuits In Holding That Class Action Waivers In Employment Arbitration Agreements Violate National Labor Relations Act	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May 30 2017	DTSA and Inevitable Disclosure (Defend Trade Secrets Act)	Mintz
May 26 2017	Evidence That Similarly Situated Employees Included Those of the Same Race Dooms Race Discrimination Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 25 2017	State and Federal Trade Secrets Claims Upheld By Northern District of Illinois	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 25 2017	Retailer Successfully Defends Text Messaging TCPA Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 16 2017	Seventh Circuit Court Denies Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Production of Documents Subject to Attorney-Client Privilege in Mutual Fund Excessive Fee Litigation	Vedder Price
May 10 2017	Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Says Seventh Circuit	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 10 2017	Illinois Employers Beware: Slope of Negligent Supervision and Retention Claims May Have Just Become More Slippery	Much Shelist, P.C.
May 9 2017	Applicant’s Claim That Racially Biased Safety Officer Cancelled His Split Specimen Drug Test Was Insufficient to Establish Race Discrimination Under Cat’s Paw Theory	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 9 2017	Seventh Circuit Court Concludes Data Is within Defendant’s Possession, Custody or Control, Declines to Shift Costs: Williams v. Angie’s List	K&L Gates
May 2 2017	$35 Million Settlement Reached In Race Discrimination/Glass Ceiling Case	Zuckerman Law
Apr 27 2017	Home Depot Murder Case Teaches that Employer May Be Held Liable	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr 25 2017	Dues Checkoff Revocations May Be Valid in Wisconsin Despite Federal Court Ruling	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 21 2017	Sensitivity to Electromagnetic Voltage Not a “Disability” Under the Americans With Disabilities Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 20 2017	Seventh Circuit Finds Sexual Orientation Protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act	K&L Gates
Apr 19 2017	Precluded By Issue Preclusion From Enforcing Reinsurance Arbitration Clause	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr 19 2017	Seventh Circuit expands Title VII: Concludes Sexual Orientation Discrimination is Sex Discrimination	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Apr 17 2017	Making Employees Watch the Clock Can be Good for Employers	Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr 17 2017	Employer Will Have to Do Heavy Lifting After Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 14 2017	Sex Discrimination Includes Sexual Orientation Says the 7th Circuit	Stark & Stark
Apr 12 2017	Seventh Circuit Rules Title VII Bars Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Creating Circuit Split and Setting Stage for Likely Supreme Court Review	Mintz
Apr 11 2017	Federal 7th Circuit Court Extends Anti-Discrimination Workplace Protection to Sexual Orientation in Landmark Decision	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Apr 10 2017	Seventh Circuit Issues Groundbreaking Decision, Holds That Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII	Vedder Price
Apr 10 2017	Employment Law This Week, April 10, 2017: Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Indefinite Leave, “Purple Communications” Decision, Lawsuit with 10K Opt-Ins [VIDEO]	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

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