Richard Posner doesn’t leave the bench quietly.
Tag: Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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Landmark LGBTQ rights victory in Chicago could lead to major Supreme Court showdown
A ruling by a federal appellate court may spark the next big LGBTQ battle at the nation’s highest court.
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Conflict resolution in the Seventh Circuit
Judge Posner and a lawyer joust in a national security case, and affection sneaks out.
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Court rulings keep firing away at Chicago’s gun laws
Successful Second Amendment challenges have reshaped gun-control policies and politics well beyond the city limits.
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A Split Decision for Conrad Black in the 7th Circuit
Conrad Black bats 2 for 4 in Appellate Court.
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Conrad Black Is About to Be Bailed Out
The distinction between getting out and getting vindicated is of little concern to the prisoner being set free. Or to anyone who dotes on the prisoner.
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7th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules D&D Scourge of Penology
Wisconsin, Judge Frank Easterbrook save the penal system from role-playing games.
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Would Otto Kerner’s Conviction Actually Have Been Expunged?
In light of the way it handled other honest services fraud convictions in the late 1980s, we shouldn’t assume that the Seventh Circuit would have overturned Otto Kerner’s.
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His Father’s Honor
Why the son of a shamed former Illinois governor is so interested in the Supreme Court’s review of the “honest services” law
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Still More on the Mezuzah
Only hard-core courts buffs are sticking with me on this, my third post on the subject of the Seventh Circuit’s en banc mezuzah ruling. But if you’re hanging in, I recommend the oral arguments.
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Bloch v. Frischholz — It’s Not Just About a Mezuzah
The other day I called the Seventh Circuit’s reversal in Bloch v. Frischholz, a lawsuit involving a mezuzah hung in a hallway against the wishes of the condo association, a victory for Appellate Judge Diane Wood. It might be much more than that.
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Grounds to Rehear the Jamie Kalven Petition?
In rejecting Jamie Kalven’s petition for a list of 662 Chicago police officers with tainted records, a panel of three federal appellate judges said Kalven lacked standing to intervene in the case for which the list was prepared. And one big reason he lacked standing, said the judges, is that the plaintiff in that case […]
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The Supreme Court and the mezuzah
The case of the forbidden mezuzah shows the mind of appellate judge Diane Wood, a possible Supreme Court nominee, at work.