This is a status report and a subsequent history of Seventh Circuit cases which have been granted certiorari. It does not include cases for which the Supreme Court has issued a summary disposition.

2011 - 2012 Supreme Court Term
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Case Name: Dorsey v. United States
Vacated and remanded
S. Ct. Docket:	11-5683
Cert. Granted:	11/28/2011
Argument Date:	4/17/2012
Question Presented:	Did the Seventh Circuit err when, in conflict with the First and Eleventh Circuits, it held that the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 does not apply to all defendants sentenced after its enactment?
7th Cir. Opinion:	10-3124
7th Cir. Panel:	Evans, Rovner and Wood
S. Ct. Opinion:	11-5683
Date Decided:	6/21/2012
Case Name: Hardy v. Cross
Reversed
S. Ct. Docket:	11-74
Cert. Granted:	12/12/2011
Argument Date:	none
Question Presented:	Did the 7th Circuit unreasonably apply the AEDPA standard to overrule the state holding regarding witness availability?
7th Cir. Opinion:	09-1666
7th Cir. Panel:	Kanne, Rovner and Williams
S. Ct. Opinion:	11-74
Date Decided:	12/12/2011
Case Name: RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank
Affiirmed
S. Ct. Docket:	11-166
Cert. Granted:	12/12/2011
Argument Date:	4/23/2012
Question Presented:	Whether a debtor may pursue a chapter 11 plan that proposes to sell assets free of liens without allowing the secured creditor to credit bid, but instead providing it with the indubitable equivalent of its claim under Section 1129(b )(2)(A)(iii) of the Bankruptcy Code.
7th Cir. Opinion:	10-3597
7th Cir. Panel:	Cudahy, Manion and Hamilton
S. Ct. Opinion:	11-166
Date Decided:	5/29/2012