The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals[1] recently clarified the evidentiary bar for employees bringing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime claims, requiring employees to provide specific ...

On Wednesday, Hadley took the case to the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Her attorney, Marie Miller, argued that police shouldn't be able to avoid liability for wrecking an innocent ...

In that case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit found that Speech First did not have the legal right to sue because the University of Illinois' team didn't have the power to formally ...

Judge Brad Schimel and Judge Susan Crawford took center stage at Marquette University's Law School Wednesday night for what will most likely be their only debate until the April 1 Election Day. The ...

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals said no in Speech First v. Whitten. College students aren’t always role models of tact and sensitivity, and codes of conduct are written for a reason.

but both a federal district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, in Chicago, ruled against the organization. The 7th Circuit court concluded that Speech First lacked standing ...

She was also the first judge of color to sit on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and third Black woman to serve on any federal circuit court. She says it’s an honor to be a part ...

A federal district court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit agreed to dismiss the case, citing the Supreme Court's 2000 decision in the case Hill v. Colorado. The decision upheld a ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the decision on the grounds that the anti-bias teams lack any enforcement powers, thus eliminating any real "injury" necessary to ...

The U.S. attorney’s office could seek to retry the defendants on the four bribery counts that were reversed, or appeal the ruling to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Assistant U.S ...