7th Circuit's Sykes to take senior status, creating vacancy for Trump
Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes plans to step down from active service on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ...
Federal judge Diane Sykes will move to semi-retirement, giving Trump a 7th Circuit Appeals Court pick
Diane Sykes, chief judge of the 7th Circuit Appeals Court, is moving to semi-retirement after 33 years on the bench, opening ...
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Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment and Adopts Narrow Interpretation of “Telephone Solicitations”
The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed entry of summary judgment against a TCPA plaintiff and adopted the Eastern District of ...
7th Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes to Take Senior Status
Sykes, who joined the Seventh Circuit in 2004 after serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was reportedly on President ...
MeTV Watchers' Privacy Class Action Revived By Appeals Court
The Seventh Circuit on Friday revived a proposed class-action video privacy case against MeTV accusing the company of ...
U.S. Supreme Court limits bankruptcy power to recoup older tax payments
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that bankruptcy trustees may not claw back allegedly fraudulent federal tax ...
Indiana County Prosecutor's Office Worker Loses Bias Suit Appeal
An Indiana prosecutor’s office employee’s failure to file her discrimination suit within 90 days of the EEOC’s issuance of a ...
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Appeals court vindicates law professor disciplined for censored slurs on test
The decision allows Kilborn to continue pursuing his claim that the university violated his free speech rights.
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Seventh Circuit Rules that Hospital Cannot Sue Their States to Enforce Medicaid Prompt Payment Obligations
On March 14, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled en banc (i.e., in a decision by the full court) that a Chicago hospital cannot sue ...
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U.S. Supreme Court deals a win to Patrick Daley Thompson
The court ruled a statute used against the former Chicago alder doesn't apply to statements that are misleading but not false ...
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7th Circuit denies rehearing of Indiana ban on gender-affirming care
The denial means the ban remains in effect while litigation challenging the law is still pending before the U.S. District ...
The Indiana Lawyer7d
7th Circuit Chief Judge Sykes to transition to senior status
The Journal Sentinel reported now that Sykes is moving to senior status, Michael Brennan, also from Wisconsin, will become ...