Seventh Circuit Roundup

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit covers three important states – Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin – and multiple major metro areas, including Chicago, Indianapolis, and Milwaukee. It handles a wide variety of cases and is home to a prominent and thought-provoking cast of judges, so there’s rarely a dull moment in CA7’s Dirksen Federal Building. Hosts Kian Hudson and Mark Crandley of Barnes & Thornburg track what’s going on in the Seventh Circuit, highlight interesting cases, and read between the lines of notable opinions. 

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“Mootness Fees” in Federal Securities Litigation and Private Right of Actions To Enforce Federal Statutes Under Section 1983

Jun 10 2024 51 mins  
In this month’s podcast, Kian and Mark address two cases dealing with two completely different but equally complex areas of federal law: securities litigation and Medicaid. In Alcarez v. Akorn, the Court examined the avenues of federal review of so-called “mootness fees” in securities litigation. These fees arise when securities plaintiffs sue over lack of disclosures but the

Collateral Order Doctrine Meets Church Autonomy Doctrine and Takings Meets State Sovereign Immunity

May 23 2024 49 mins  
Mark and Kian return to discuss two of the Seventh Circuit's March 2024 opinions.In Garrick v. Moody Bible Institute, a split 2-1 panel (Judge St. Eve writing and joined by Judge Hamilton, with Judge Brennan dissenting) refused to exercise appellate jurisdiction over a district court order rejecting a motion to dismiss that was based on the church autonomy doctrine. Because they do

Discussing the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine, Claim Preclusion, and Lay Opinion Testimony

Mar 27 2024 32 mins  
In this episode, Mark and Kian chat about two opinions the Seventh Circuit issued in February 2024.The first case, Chicago Joe’s Team Room v. Village of Broadview, is a long-running Section 1983 case brought by a would-be adult-entertainment venue against the Chicago suburb that prevented it from opening. In 2008, the district court found the suburb violated the First Amendment,

Discerning State Law Under Erie & Defining “Claim” Under The False Claims Act

Mar 04 2024 43 mins  
The two cases Mark and Kian discuss in this episode each raise a tricky but important question.The first, Green Plains Trade Group, LLC v. Archer Daniels Midland Co., addresses how federal courts should discern the content of state law. The landmark Supreme Court case Erie Railroad v. Tompkins says federal courts should try to predict what the state supreme court would do. And in i

Interview with Former Indiana Solicitor General Tom Fisher

Feb 06 2024 44 mins  
In this month’s very special episode of Seventh Circuit Roundup, hosts Kian Hudson and Mark Crandley interview legendary Seventh Circuit litigator Tom Fisher. Tom recently concluded nearly two decades of service as Indiana’s solicitor general, a role that frequently led Tom to the Seventh Circuit courthouse. Indeed, few if any lawyers have argued more high-profile cases before

International Discovery and Local Controversies

Dec 11 2023 40 mins  
The eighth episode of Seventh Circuit Roundup examines two cases dealing with important federal procedural statutes. First, In Re Venequip reviewed the requirements for a party in a dispute obtaining discovery in federal court under 28 USC 1782(a). In Venequip, the Seventh Circuit examined the requirements for obtaining discovery for an international suit and reviewed the role play

Remedies and Marriage: Right to Injunction Constitutional Violations and Addressing Marital Privilege

Nov 17 2023 37 mins  
In the seventh episode of Seventh Circuit Roundup, Kian and Mark address cases from very different areas of the law that offer some practical insights for those practicing in the Seventh Circuit.First, Kian discusses Finch v. Treto, which concerns the circumstances when a district court might decline to issue an injunction even in the face of a potential constitutional violation. F

August Opinions Address Whether Paying Bail Is Speech and When Courts Can Decide Cases on State Law Grounds

Sep 27 2023 54 mins  
In its sixth episode, Seventh Circuit Roundup covers two August opinions—Bail Project v. Indiana Department of Insurance and St. Augustine School v. Underly. The first case is a Free Speech Clause challenge to an Indiana law that requires charitable bail organizations to register with the State and limits for whom such organizations can pay cash bail. A divided 2-1 panel of the S

Seventh Circuit Roundup: July Opinions Include Decisions on Intervention Standards and Constitutional Claims for Sexual Assault

Aug 30 2023 56 mins  
The fifth episode of Seventh Circuit Roundup covers two July opinions—Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections and Hess v. Garcia. In Bost, the Democratic Party of Illinois tried to intervene to defend the validity of an Illinois election law, which the Illinois State Board of Elections was already defending. The Seventh Circuit denied intervention: It held that the Party could

June Opinions Address Religious Discrimination In Prisons and Discovery Against Federal Agencies

Jul 31 2023 44 mins  
In the fourth episode of Seventh Circuit Roundup our team covers the religious-discrimination case, Emad v. Dodge County, and the third-party-discovery case, St. Vincent Medical Group v. U.S. Department of Justice. In Dodge County, a Muslim inmate alleged that Wisconsin prison officials violated the Free Exercise Clause and Equal Protection Clause by allowing Christian inmates to e