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United States Seventh Circuit - May 2003 Opinion Summaries

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ALLIANT ENERGY CORP. v. BIE
United States Seventh Circuit
Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Public Utilities 
In constitutional challenges to statutes regulating public utilities and public utility holding companies in Wisconsin, 1) an in-state incorporation... 		05/29/2003 02-2618
US v. SIMS
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Supplemental jury instruction as to the proper standard of intent for conspiracy to commit mail fraud was not an abuse of discretion. Obstruction of... 		05/29/2003 02-2092/2781
LEWIS v. PETERSON
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
The rule of Bousley v. US, 523 U.S. 614 (1998), is not limited to the case in which a dropped or otherwise forgone charge was more serious, rather... 		05/27/2003 00-3040
BUCKLEW v. HAWKINS, ASH, BAPTIE & CO, LLP
United States Seventh Circuit
Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies 
In an action alleging infringement on copyrighted construction and display of electronic forms, a jury verdict for infringement can stand only with... 		05/27/2003 02-2244/2299
MARTIN v. SNYDER
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law 
Prison officials were entitled to qualified immunity to a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim by an inmate and his wife, alleging restriction of ability to... 		05/23/2003 02-1135
ALEXANDER v. DEANGELO
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law 
Use of trickery in a sting operation cannot in itself give rise to a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit for damages, but where a police officer may have... 		05/22/2003 02-3124
LEE v. CITY OF CHICAGO
United States Seventh Circuit
Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate  (Industry: Autos)
Conditioning a car's release upon payment of storage and towing fees does not amount to a "seizure" under the Fourth Amendment, but a 42 U.S.C.... 		05/22/2003 02-1503
BILLY-BOB TEETH, INC. v. NOVELTY, INC.
United States Seventh Circuit
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress  (Industry: Autos)
A third-party infringer had no standing under 17 U.S.C. section 204 where there was no dispute between copyright owner and transferee about the status... 		05/21/2003 01-3668/3735, 02-2956/3005
GIBBS v. VANNATTA
United States Seventh Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus  (Industry: Autos)
A habeas petitioner showed that his appellate lawyer's performance fell below the minimum level of competent representation where a defendant was... 		05/21/2003 01-2246
GEORGIS v. ASHCROFT
United States Seventh Circuit
Immigration Law  (Industry: Autos)
Denial of asylum and withholding of deportation is vacated where purported inconsistencies in claims of racial and political opinion discrimination... 		05/20/2003 02-2786

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