7th Circuit Court

7th Circuit Wiki a First for Federal Appeals Courts

A wiki has been created by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reportedly the first such user-friendly Web site created by any federal appeals court in the country. The site is still being developed, but when it is fully up and running it will allow registered lawyers and judges…

May 10, 2007 10:26 PM CDT

Justice Recalls His Nomination and Nominator

Justice John Paul Stevens avoided legal matters when he spoke to lawyers last night at a meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar Association. Instead the 87-year-old Stevens focused on stories about his nomination to the court and the man who chose him, the late Gerald Ford, the Associated Press reports.…

May 8, 2007 5:44 PM CDT

Inmate May Pursue Smoking Claim

A federal appeals court is allowing a prisoner to pursue a claim that he was exposed to excessive tobacco smoke that caused so much discomfort it violated the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Prisons cannot expose inmates to smoke that endangers their health or becomes excessive, said the opinion…

May 3, 2007 7:49 PM CDT

Court Accepts Money Laundering Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the ban on money laundering applies if a criminal operation didn’t turn a profit, SCOTUSblog reports. The court also remanded two cases challenging state partial-birth abortion laws.

Apr 23, 2007 4:38 PM CDT

7th Circuit Criticizes Baseless Wis. Prosecution

In the latest salvo in the ongoing clash over the apparent political purge of eight U.S. attorneys, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a written opinion (PDF) today in a case that some see as presenting the flip side of the issue. The 14-page opinion, authored by Judge…

Apr 20, 2007 9:59 PM CDT

Victim of ‘Rogue’ Officer Must Pay Court Costs

A mother of four who a judge initially ruled was too poor to pay court costs after she lost a civil suit against the city of Chicago, must now find a way to pay up. After an unprecedented appeal by Chicago to force the payment issue, the 7th U.S. Circuit…

Apr 19, 2007 8:41 PM CDT

7th Circuit Wiki a First for Federal Appeals Courts

Justice Recalls His Nomination and Nominator

Inmate May Pursue Smoking Claim

Court Accepts Money Laundering Case

7th Circuit Criticizes Baseless Wis. Prosecution

Victim of ‘Rogue’ Officer Must Pay Court Costs

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