Seventh Circuit

As Aileen Cannon Replaces Lyin’ Florida Judge Kenneth Marra, Sen. Feinstein Calls For End of Judicial Confirmations

The process of selecting judges is archaic and the legislation needs to change so the people elect qualified and honest judges to...

A Nationwide Investigation into Judges Behavin’ Badly Ends Up With It’s Spotlights Firmly on Texas and the Federalist Fifth Circuit

A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...

Goodwin Law’s Hall of Shame

It’s Still Cookin’ in the County Hot Potato Case. A Letter is Issued to the Chief Judge Smashing the Sanctions Order

Magistrate Judge Harjani did not take into account the Hot Potato Doctrine which does not protect the Goodwin Procter lawyers violations.

The Law of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Explained

The US Supreme Court has previously held that a plaintiff suffers an injury in fact when the plaintiff fails to obtain information...

Who is Theodore ‘Ted’ Frank?

Theodore H. Frank is director at the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness. He's known as Ted...

Every Tom, Dick and Harry Wants to Seal Records, But That’s Not How the Courts’ Work. Well, Theoretically

Secrecy is fine at the discovery stage, before the material enters the judicial record. But those documents, usually a small subset of...

Why Civil and Criminal Contempt in Federal Courts Is Rarely Invoked

Current federal jurisprudence grants judges wide latitude in the exercise of contempt powers, which in turn can lead to dire consequences for...

Editors Choice: What Does A Robe Mean to A Judge In Texas – in Particular Where There IS Fraud On the Court?

Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...

ABA President Attacks Democracy and Passes House Bill in Favor of Letting Big 4 Accountants act as Lawyers. Think Enron Folks.

The 3 branches of government certainly don't like citizens voicing their opinions and now the ABA President has decided to join the...

The Houston Chronicle Reported in 2009 that Secrecy is Protecting Judges Behavin’ Badly. LIT Asks Y’all – What’s Changed in 2020?

Only seven judges in the last decade have faced formal disciplinary action as a result of the nation's secretive misconduct review process....

A Monet[te], A Missing Marla and an Appeal for Common Sense. Why Marla Just Cost Ocwen Over Half a Million Dollars

In this 7th Circuit Appeal, a homeowner effectively wins a free and clear home. That is a great result for this homeowner...

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Leads the Charge by Overruling Its Own Precedent

Stare decisis cannot justify adherence to an approach that Supreme Court precedent forecloses. Accordingly, we overrule Amy Travel. The decision by the...