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Posted on Last year, Clinton Krislov was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Supreme Court Justice. He needed 5,050 signatures and he submitted 9,542, but when his petition was challenged, he was found to be 108 signatures short. He did not bring an action in state court to show that he really had enough valid signatures. Instead, he sued in federal court, alleging that because the petition-checking process is so faulty, that when the number of signatures found to be v...

A novel argument for chipping away at legalised abortion in the United States is catching on amongst the judiciary: abortion should not be used for eugenic purposes. Last week the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck down Arkansas Acts 493 and 619. The first attempted to ban abortions after 18 weeks because it is possible that some foetuses are viable at that stage. The second would have forbidden abortions of a foetus with Down Syndrome. Little Rock Family Planning Services sued. ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a series of decisions addressing the Article III standing of consumer plaintiffs alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The court—in five opinions resolving six different appeals arising out of putative class actions—revisited the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. C...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a series of decisions addressing the Article III standing of consumer plaintiffs alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). The court—in five opinions resolving six different appeals arising out of putative class actions—revisited the Supreme Court’s decision in  Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), clarif...