United States Seventh Circuit - Opinion Summaries

City of Chicago v. StubHub!, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Media Law, Tax Law
In an appeal arising from a district court's dismissal of Chicago's suit against the operator of an Internet auction site, StubHub!, seeking a...

UBID, Inc. v. GoDaddy Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In plaintiff's suit against GoDaddy Group, Inc., claiming that defendant violated the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act by intentionally...

US v. Glosser

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, district court's imposition of a 121-month sentence is vacated...

Judge v. Quinn

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an Illinois Senator's challenge to an election procedure for filling President Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate, district court's entry of...

US v. Orr

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of defendant for attempting to persuade or induce a minor to travel in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity and using a...

Gates v. City of Chicago

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiffs' suit challenging a city's policies governing the return of seized funds to those arrested by police officers, summary judgment for the...

US v. Araujo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for trafficking 30 or more kilograms of heroin, district court's imposition of a minimum recommended term of 235 months...

Griffin v. Pierce

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Evidence
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief from a conviction for murder, solicitation to commit murder, conspiracy to commit...

RK Co. v. See

Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In plaintiff's suit against Harvard Scientific Corporation (HSC) and its founder for inducing plaintiff to buy HSC stock through its misleading and...

Guajardo-Palma v. Martinson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an inmate's suit claiming that his constitutional rights were violated when prison guards opened legal mail addressed to him outside his presence,...