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Federal Courts The Seventh Circuit's Top 3 Qualified Immunity Decisions of 2012

The Seventh Circuit's Top 3 Qualified Immunity Decisions of 2012

By Corey Licht, Esq. | Last updated on

As you know, qualified immunity often shields cops who have behaved badly. This year, however, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals took big steps in reining...

Federal Courts Posner Ponders: Does the Punishment Fit the Criminal?

Posner Ponders: Does the Punishment Fit the Criminal?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

David Michael Craig sounds like a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad person. Let's qualify that. Craig pleaded guilty to four counts of producing child...

Federal Courts Seventh Circuit: Illinois Gun Law Unconstitutional

Seventh Circuit: Illinois Gun Law Unconstitutional

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Illinois law bars people from carrying loaded, accessible guns. There are exceptions for police and other security personnel, hunters, and members of target...

Federal Courts Dismissed: A Blunderbluss of Federal and State Claims

Dismissed: A Blunderbluss of Federal and State Claims

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Everyone gets excited about clean energy sources these days. Who wants to be stuck in the coal age when there's wind power to be harnessed? Several years ago,...

Federal Courts Donning, Doffing, and the Hourly Wage: Worker Can Bring FLSA Claim

Donning, Doffing, and the Hourly Wage: Worker Can Bring FLSA Claim

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

For certain jobs, getting dressed for work is compensable. In such jobs, employers should place time clocks where employees can access them before changing...

Federal Courts For the Record, SCOTUS Won't Stop Citizens from Recording Police

For the Record, SCOTUS Won't Stop Citizens from Recording Police

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Maybe you have seen Exit Through the Gift Shop, a delightful documentary about a French guy trying to make a documentary about the street art movement. There...

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