United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Baretz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for money laundering and wire fraud is vacated on the ground that the district court applied the incorrect version of the US...

US v. Carroll

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing

Hudson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff could not establish a causal...

US v. Gerke Excavating, Inc.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law
Defendant violated the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants into navigable waters from "point sources" without the permit from Corps of Engineers...

In the Matter of: UAL Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a bankruptcy action, an injunction which blocks the sale of shares by United Airlines' Employee Stock Ownership Plan(ESOP), or any of the investors...

Hosty v. Carter

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Hazelwood Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988), which holds that faculty may supervise and determine the content of a student newspaper,...

Gattem v. Gonzales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Solicitation of a minor to engage in a sexual act is, for purposes of section 101(a)(43)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, sexual abuse of a...

US v. Ross

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated where the jury instructions at his trial unreasonably varied from the...

Fidelity Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. Intercounty Nat'l Title

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit concerning escrow fraud, a new trial is granted where the district judge erred when it excluded plaintiff's expert witness from testifying.

Ellis v. Sheahan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a section 1983 suit seeking backpay, plaintiff's procedural due process challenge is dismissed where she was not denied the opportunity for a...