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Save the Drama for Your Mama: 7th Cir Can't Hear Disbarment Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Do you know why you can't appeal a state disbarment decision in federal appellate court? Mahendra Mehta does. Mahendra Mehta filed a civil rights claim...
Nunc Pro Tunc Motion: Justice Loses Again
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the particulars of the nunc pro tunc motion this week in ongoing litigation over unregistered guns seized from...
Court Can't Impose Impossible Bond Requirement on Indigent Inmate
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In times of tightened belts, courts have to find creative ways of operating as lean, mean, judicial machines. This week, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
Alienage Not Grounds for Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
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Discrimination based on a person's national origin is a Title VII violation. Discrimination based on a person's alienage, however, is legal. The Seventh...
Seventh Circuit: U.of Illinois FOIA Case a State Court Issue
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The Chicago Tribune published an exposé series in 2009 called “Clout Goes to College.” In those articles, the Tribune reported that the University of Illinois...
Seventh Circuit Reinstates Hospital Whistleblower Case
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Most of our knowledge of medical residency programs comes from Grey’s Anatomy, which means we have a skewed view of residency: Everyone has perfect hair, and...
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