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Redbox Isn't Violating 1980s Video-Rental Privacy Law: 7th Cir.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Believe it or not, federal law prohibits disclosing a person's videotape rental records. Congress passed the Video Privacy Protection Act after Judge Robert...
7th Cir. Revives Nursing Home Hairdresser's ADA Claim
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Debra Kauffman worked as a hairdresser at a nursing home. Part of her duties involved regular hairdresser-type stuff, but two days a week, she had to wheel...
Posner Plays With Pro Se Litigant Before Dismissing His Appeal
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
What do you do with a questionable appeal of a questionable case from a formerly pro se plaintiff -- one who has hired and fired two lawyers, not counting his...
Judge Posner's Sharp, Uncompromising Rebuke of Wis. Voter ID Law
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Let's step back a second and take a look at where Wisconsin's voter ID law is. On September 12, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments...
7th Cir. SCOTUS Grants: Anna Nicole Smith's Ghost, EEOC Reviewability
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Anna Nicole Smith. Long has she been gone, but never will she be forgotten, especially not to those of us who have to deal with her legal legacy: Stern v....
Wis. Voter ID Law: No Rehearing on Stay of District Court's Order
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
So here's where we are in the saga of Wisconsin's voter ID law. Last month, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments on the legality of...