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State Can't Just Ignore IQ: 7th Tosses Disabled Man's Death Sent
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Times are tough for executioners. Society has long moved passed the more flamboyant forms of capital punishment -- hanging, firing squad, guillotine -- and...
7th Cir. Actually Grants an Immigration Appeal Petition
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
It's almost as a rare day when a federal circuit court grants review of a case from the Board of Immigration Appeals as it is when a federal circuit court...
Court: Cable Company Not Liable for Keeping Customer's Personal Data
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court has rejected a consumer's suit against Time Warner Cable for retaining personal information he gave the company when he subscribed to...
HIV-Positive Honduran Asylum Seeker Given Second Chance by 7th Cir.
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A Honduran immigrant with HIV has been given a second shot at escaping deportation, after a divided Seventh Circuit remanded his deportation case for...
7th Circuit Shoots Down Firing Range Laws
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals shot down key provisions of Chicago's embattled gun laws, striking down a 500-foot zoning restriction for shooting ranges...
Posner Faces Scrutiny for Calling BS Legal Theory BS
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
If you've ever run into the so-called 'sovereign citizen' theory of the law, you know that it is, well, complete BS. The sovereign citizen movement is based on...
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