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If Your Llama's on the Lam, Fight the Conviction
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals appreciates exotic animals and irony more than most of its sister circuits. Lucky for you, the court touched on both of...
School District Loses Seasonal Affective Disorder ADA Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a Wisconsin school district in a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b) appeal this week, finding that there...
If at First You Don't Succeed, File a Copycat Class Action?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Just a Wisconsin is known for cheese, Illinois is known for shady politicians, Indiana is known for the 500, and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals' feeder...
Plaintiff Loses FRAP 4(a)(6) Appeal in Life-Ruining Lawsuit
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The lawsuit at the root of this appeal alleged that a host of defendants -- including the former Prime Minister of Singapore, the Governor of Wisconsin, and...
Can South Park Get a 'What What'? 7th Circuit Says Its Fair Use
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a South Park parody of a viral video, (which, in turn, became its own viral video), was clearly a...
Judge Posner Trusts Judges' Sentence Enhancement Instincts
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Criminal masterminds may make the big bucks, but the minions get out of jail faster. The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines provide harsher sentences for a defendant...
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