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Waive Goodbye: Amended Complaints Must Include All Claims
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Just so we're clear, the Seventh Circuit is a stickler for details. If you file a lawsuit, and then you file an amended complaint, you have to repeat all of...
Court Upholds Illinois Campaign Finance Law
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An Illinois campaign finance law limiting contributions to political campaign can remain in force through the November 6 election, Reuters reports. The...
Seventh Circuit Blocks Indiana Law Defunding Planned Parenthood
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Indiana cannot cut Medicaid funding to abortion providers, reports The Wall Street Journal. In 2011...
Supervised Release Decisions Must Include Court's Reasoning
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Nicolai Quinn pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, and was sentenced to 97 months' imprisonment. While his plea agreement contained a promise not to...
It May Stink Like a Hog Farm, But It's Not 'Retaliation'
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Much like the hog farms that once populated Tazewell County, local political battles really stink. But even when a local board's actions look — and smell —...
Court Says Competing Immigration Actions Can Coexist
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Trinidad Klene applied for citizenship. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services denied the application after concluding that Klene's marriage to a U.S....
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