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Ind. and Wis. Same-Sex Marriage Cases Preview, Hearing Rescheduled
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The tsunami of same-sex marriage cases sweeping the country is seeing a new trend: consolidation of cases on appeal. The same-sex marriage cases working their...
When Cops Come A-Knockin', You Can Drive Away, Wis. Court Rules
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a sheriff's deputy knocking on a car window, by itself, was not a sufficient show of authority to...
7th Circuit Can't Decide If Jail 'Booking Fee' Is Constitutional
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In Woodridge, Illinois, it used to be that everyone who was arrested and then bailed out of jail had to pay a $30 fee. Jerry Markadonatos was arrested for...
En Banc Opposed in Gay Marriage Appeals; States Playing Odds?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Perhaps these requests have something to do with the Seventh Circuit's cancellation of previously scheduled oral arguments in two gay marriage appeals out of...
Same Sex Marriage, Asian Carp, Cold Beer and a Judge Posner Interview
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The Sixth Circuit is not alone in consolidating appeals of same sex marriage cases within the circuit: last week, the Seventh Circuit consolidated two same...
More John Doe Docs Released, Blagojovich's Appeal and Wheaton College
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
There's some interesting summer action happening in the Seventh Circuit -- summer time is no time for fun and games, apparently. As things heat up outside,...
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