Diane Sykes, chief judge of the 7th Circuit Appeals Court, is moving to semi-retirement after 33 years on the bench, opening ...

In a pivotal decision on April 14, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of Mark Sorensen, ...

For conservatives to win at the Seventh Circuit, given recent changes to its membership, they must run the ball up the middle.

Chief U.S. Circuit Judge Diane Sykes plans to step down from active service on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, creating the first new vacancy on the Chicago-based court since U.S. President ...

In Wolf v. Riverport Insurance Co., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s holding, under Illinois law, that ...

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to lift a judge’s order that the Trump administration “facilitate” ...

On Friday, plaintiffs asked the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to provide a briefing schedule for the case given it’s ...

All of that—the fun, the preparation, and the stress—gets amplified when you’re preparing to argue at the Seventh Circuit.

A federal appeals court is seeking guidance from Illinois’ high court to resolve an insurance coverage dispute between an ...