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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Oct 14 2016	Seventh Circuit to Reconsider Title VII Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 6 2018	Continued Focus on Disability, Leave Management Issues in 2018	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 27 2018	Seventh Circuit Upholds NCAA “Year In Residence” Requirement For Transfers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 4 2018	Seventh Circuit Holding in Sexual Orientation Fair Housing Lawsuit May Foreshadow Similar Claims Brought Against Health Care Providers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 12 2019	Federal Court of Appeals To Decide Whether Morbid Obesity Is An Impairment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 11 2019	Can an Employer Refuse to Hire an Employee Because of the Employee’s Risk of Developing a Disability?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 16 2021	Auto Technicians’ Pay Structure May Have Been Convoluted, But It Was Still a Bona Fide Commission Plan, Seventh Circuit Concludes	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 7 2022	Federal Court Dismisses Disability Discrimination Suit Based on Employee’s CBD Use	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 1 2022	Class Action Trends Report: Other Class Action Developments	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 16 2015	Supreme Court Justices Ponder Setting Standards for EEOC Conciliation Efforts	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 29 2015	Asset Purchasers Face Increased Exposure for the Multiemployer Pension Debts of Sellers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 10 2016	Assisting Student With Sexual Harassment Report Not Protected Under Title VII or First Amendment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 23 2017	The Impermissible “Fail-Safe” Class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 15 2017	Employer Comes Up Smelling Like Roses in Reasonable Accommodation Case: Court Reminds Employee That She Can’t Always Get What She Wants	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 14 2017	Employer Denied Access to Employee GPS Data	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 21 2017	Sensitivity to Electromagnetic Voltage Not a “Disability” Under the Americans With Disabilities Act	Jackson Lewis P.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.
Jul 27 2017	Evidence of Immigration Status Blocked by Courts	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 18 2018	NLRA Preempts Municipality’s Right-to-Work Ordinance, Seventh Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 29 2019	Older Applicants Cannot Utilize ADEA to Challenge Neutral Hiring Criteria, Seventh Circuit Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 20 2019	Seventh Circuit Weighs in on Obesity as a Disability under the ADA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 7 2020	Seventh Circuit Denies Full Court Review of Class Notice Question	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 5 2020	Judge Vacates Public Charge Rule But Seventh Circuit Stays the Order	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 8 2014	Seventh Circuit Rejects Claim For Alleged Unpaid Wages Finding Construction Firm Lacked Actual or Constructive Knowledge of Alleged Work	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 11 2014	This FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) Road to Certiorari Goes Through Vegas	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 8 2014	Who Cares? An Employee Who Cares for her Daughter and Grandchildren Cares under the FMLA - Family Medical Leave Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 17 2015	Illinois Federal Judge: Employer Free to Modify Terms of Vacation Policy Under Illinois Wage Law	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 4 2015	Trauma Registrar Properly Classified As Exempt Administrative Employee Due To Exercise Of Discretion	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 29 2016	Seventh Circuit Issues Employer-Friendly Ruling on FLSA Tip Credit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 17 2017	Evidence That Younger Employees Violated Company Policy Without Consequences Results in Denial of Summary Judgment	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 25 2017	Dues Checkoff Revocations May Be Valid in Wisconsin Despite Federal Court Ruling	Jackson Lewis P.C.
May 17 2019	Hospital Privileges Do Not Confer Employment Status For Purposes of Title VII Liability, Seventh Circuit Holds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 19 2021	Federal Court Enforces DOL Subpoena Seeking Information about ERISA Plan Service Provider’s Cybersecurity Program and Incidents with ERISA Plan Clients	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 8 2022	Don’t White-Knuckle Withdrawal Liability	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 9 2014	OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Citation Vacated for Lack of Scientific Support	Jackson Lewis P.C.

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