Articles tagged as: 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
August 27, 2019
Indiana's 2017 Anti-Abortion Law Halted Again In Federal Court
Its the 11th time in the last three years the state lost in court over anti-abortion measures.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2019
South Bend Abortion Clinic Wins Latest Fight In Court
A recently-opened South Bend clinic that performs abortions gets to stay open after a federal appeals court ruling issued Thursday.
Read MoreMay 13, 2019
6 Out Of 7 Chief Judges In 7th Circuit To Soon Be Women
Chief Judge Diane Wood of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals mentioned the development in a Milwaukee speech Monday.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2018
High Court Rejects Request To Reinstate Man's Death Sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request by Indiana's attorney general's office to reinstate the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a central Indiana woman and her 4-year-old daughter.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2018
Court: Indianapolis Isn't Obligated To Pay Cop's Legal Fees
A federal appeals court says Indianapolis doesn't have to pay the legal fees of a police officer who successfully defended a lawsuit accusing him of negligence.
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2018
Indiana AG Challenges Settlement Over Immigration Detentions
Curtis Hill says in an email he's appealing to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in part because the agreement "jeopardizes public safety."
Read MoreMay 9, 2017
Trump Nominates Notre Dame Professor To Federal Bench
Amy Coney Barrett, a Notre Dame law school graduate, has been a professor at the private Indiana university since 2002.
Read MoreApril 4, 2017
The Latest: Plaintiff: Time To Stop Punishing LGBT People
A federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled the 1964 Civil Rights Act does protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2016
Court Vacates Sexual-Orientation Bias Ruling; To Rehear Case
Such rehearings are rare and can indicate some judges believe the initial ruling was flawed.
Read MoreJune 9, 2016
Ex-Subway Pitchman Fogle's Appeal Of Sentence Rejected
A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Fogle's appeal Thursday, affirming the 188-month sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.
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