S. Ct. Docket:

Cert. Granted:

4/30/2012

Argument Date:

10/30/2012

Question Presented:

The question presented is whether Padilla applies to
persons whose convictions became final before its announcement.

7th Cir. Opinion:

10-3623 655 F.3d 684

7th Cir. Panel:

Bauer, Flaum and Williams

S. Ct. Opinion:

Date Decided:

2/20/2013

Case Name: Vance v. Ball State University

S. Ct. Docket:

Cert. Granted:

6/25/2012

Argument Date:

11/26/2012

Question Presented:

Whether, as the Second, Fourth, and Ninth Circuits have held, the Faragher
and Ellerth "supervisor" liability rule (i) applies to harassment by those whom the
employer vests with authority to direct and oversee their victim's daily work, or, as
the First, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits have held (ii) is limited to those harassers
who have the power to "hire, fire, demote, promote, transfer, or discipline" their
victim.

7th Cir. Opinion:

7th Cir. Panel:

Wood, Bauer, Sykes

S. Ct. Opinion:

Date Decided:

Case Name: Peugh v. United States

S. Ct. Docket:

Cert. Granted:

11/9/2012

Argument Date:

2/26/2013

Question Presented:

Does a sentencing court violate the Constitution's Ex Post Facto Clause by using the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing rather than those in effect at the time of the offense if the newer guidelines create a significant risk that the defendant will receive a longer sentence?

7th Cir. Opinion:

7th Cir. Panel:

Rovner, Wood and Williams

S. Ct. Opinion:

Date Decided: