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Bogus Parking Ticket Victim Can Bring Police Harassment Lawsuit
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City parking tickets can result in a police harassment lawsuit, according to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Last week, a three-judge panel reinstated...
7th Cir: Appellate Counsel Botched Ineffective Counsel Appeal
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A jury convicted David Swanson of a number of fraud, tax, and money laundering offenses. He was sentenced to 180 months' imprisonment, which included a §...
Seventh Circuit: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Rip Off Nietzsche
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Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, and Nietzsche (figuratively) walk into the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Hilarity ensues. The Seventh Circuit ruled this week...
No Qualified Immunity for IL AG in Age Discrimination Lawsuit
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No employer is safe from a discrimination lawsuit. Not even those employers who are expected to uphold the law. Recently, we learned from a Ninth Circuit case...
ITT Wins Retaliation Claim Thanks to Hookahs and Arby's
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A whistleblower who isn't fired for whistle-blowing can't win a wrongful termination lawsuit, according to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Plaintiff...
Court Says Parking Tickets Could Be Illegal
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that an Illinois driver can sue the Village of Palatine for giving him a parking ticket. Before you get...
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