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Seventh Circuit Cases Granted Certiorari
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. 2010-2011 Supreme Court Term |
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Case Name: Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics |
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Vacated and Remanded | |
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Cert. Granted: |
3/22/2010 |
Argument Date: |
10/13/2010 |
Question Presented: |
Is an oral complaint of a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act protected conduct under the anti-retaliation provision, 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3)? |
7th Cir. Opinion: |
570 F.3d 834 08-2820 |
7th Cir. Panel: |
Bauer, Flaum, Kapala |
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Date Decided: |
3/22/2011 |
Case Name: Staub v. Proctor Hospital |
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Reversed and Remanded | |
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Cert. Granted: |
4/19/2010 |
Argument Date: |
11/2/2010 |
Question Presented: |
In what circumstances may an employer be held liable based on the unlawful intent of officials who caused or influenced but did not make the ultimate employment decision? |
7th Cir. Opinion: |
560 F.3d 647 08-1316 |
7th Cir. Panel: |
Evans, Manion, Tinder |
S. Ct. Opinion: |
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Date Decided: |
3/1/2011 |
Case Name: Sykes v. United States |
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Affirmed | |
S. Ct. Docket: |
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Cert. Granted: |
9/28/2010 |
Argument Date: |
1/12/2011 |
Question Presented: |
Whether using a vehicle while knowingly or intentionally fleeing from a law enforcement
officer after being ordered to stop constitutes a "violent felony" under the Armed Career
Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). |
7th Cir. Opinion: |
598 F.3d 344 08-3624 |
7th Cir. Panel: |
Bauer, Kanne, Ripple |
S. Ct. Opinion: |
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Date Decided: |
6/9/2011 |
Case Name: CSX Transportation v. McBride |
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Affirmed | |
S. Ct. Docket: |
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Cert. Granted: |
11/29/2010 |
Argument Date: |
3/28/2011 |
Question Presented: |
Whether the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, requires proof of proximate causation. |
7th Cir. Opinion: |
598 F.3d 388 08-3557 |
7th Cir. Panel: |
Ripple, Rovner, Sykes |
S. Ct. Opinion: |
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Date Decided: |
6/23/2011 |