Seventh Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, based in Chicago, Illinois, has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:

Two notable law and economics scholars sit on this court, Judge Frank Easterbrook and Judge Richard Posner.

Browse Opinions From the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Janay Garrick v. Moody Bible Institute
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 21-2683
USA v. Leonard Williamson, Jr.
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2181
David Pannell v. Brian English
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2894
USA v. Regis Hoskins
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1749
Jennifer Dunkley v. Illinois Department of Human Services
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2215
Louis Giannini v. USA
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2503
Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart, Incorpor v. City of Madison, Wisconsin  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1175

Justia Opinion Summary: A private Catholic high school in Madison, Wisconsin, sued the city and other defendants, claiming that the city's decision to deny the school permission to install lights for nighttime athletic events violated the…

USA v. White  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1315

Justia Opinion Summary: The case before the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit involves an appeal by Shamone White, who had been convicted by a jury of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in…

Petr v. BMO Harris Bank N.A.  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1931

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute between the Trustee for the bankrupt company BWGS, LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A. and Sun Capital Partners VI, L.P. The Trustee sought to avoid a payment made by BWGS to BMO Harris, which was…

LKQ Corporation v. Robert Rutledge
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2330
LKQ Corporation v. Rutledge  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2330

Justia Opinion Summary: The case concerns a dispute between LKQ Corporation and its former Plant Manager, Robert Rutledge, who resigned from the company and joined a competing firm. LKQ sought to recover proceeds Rutledge realized from multiple…

Dameion Thurmond v. Reynal Caldwell
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1763
Israel Ruiz v. Catalino Bautista
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1687
Anthony Ashford v. Hughes Lochard
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1785
Adam Hendrix v. Leonardo Garcia
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1980

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