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Chicago, Illinois

3 courts6 law schools9 law libraries80+ judges38,725 opinions mention this place

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Federal courts in Chicago

Seventh Circuit Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals
Illinois Northern District CourtDistrict Court
Illinois Northern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court

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Landmark decisions involving Chicago

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)542 U.S. 507
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 244
Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
Guy Mitchells v. Mary L Helms (2000)530 U.S. 793
Bush v. Gore (2000)531 U.S. 98
United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
Reno v. ACLU (1997)521 U.S. 844
State Oil Co. v. Khan (1997)522 U.S. 3
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
Romer v. Evans (1996)517 U.S. 620
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)505 U.S. 1003
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992)505 U.S. 377
Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992)504 U.S. 298overruled
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1990)494 U.S. 652overruled
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins (1989)490 U.S. 228
Teague v. Lane (1989)489 U.S. 288overruled
Texas v. Johnson (1989)491 U.S. 397
Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (1986)476 U.S. 747overruled
Daniels v. Williams (1986)474 U.S. 327
Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)478 U.S. 186overruled
Williamson County Regional Planning Comm'n v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City (1985)473 U.S. 172overruled
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill (1985)470 U.S. 532

Recent opinions from Chicago courts

935 F3D 586Yochim v. Carson (2019)
935 F3D 573Mao-Mso Recovery Ii, LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (2019)
935 F3D 558United States v. Clark (2019)
935 F3D 553United States v. Giles (2019)
935 F3D 549O'Donnell v. Caine Weiner Co. (2019)
935 F3D 540United States v. Marchan (2019)
935 F3D 534Bauwens v. Revcon Tech. Grp., Inc. (2019)
934 F3D 740United States v. Hopper (2019)
934 F3D 730Vanzant v. Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. (2019)
934 F3D 720United States v. Adams (2019)
934 F3D 716United States v. Johnson (2019)
934 F3D 705Gupta v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (2019)

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Opinions mentioning Chicago

930 F2D 37In Re Miu Automation Corporation
99 F3D 937Cost Management Services, Inc. v. Washington Natural Gas Co.
99 F3D 860Denisi v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.
99 F3D 831United States v. Boatner
99 F3D 820Campbell v. Towse
99 F3D 867United States v. Kezerle
99 F3D 724Dugas v. Trans Union Corp.
99 F3D 695Canutillo Independent School District v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
99 F3D 299Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Frankwell Bullion Ltd.
99 F3D 261Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. Edgar
99 F3D 244Illinois High School Ass'n v. GTE Vantage Inc.
99 F3D 262Bell v. Fowler
99 F3D 1423United States v. Leidner
99 F3D 1412Freislinger v. Emro Propane Co.
99 F3D 1381Princeton University Press v. Michigan Document Services, Inc.
99 F3D 1109Hebert v. Lisle Corp.
99 F3D 1068McNely v. Ocala Star-Banner Corp.
98 F3D 892Taylor Warehouse Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
98 F3D 293Hernandez v. O'Malley
98 F3D 274Feliberty v. Kemper Corp.
98 F3D 268Faigin v. Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
98 F3D 262National Soffit & Escutcheons, Inc. v . Superior Systems, Inc.
98 F3D 321Creyts Complex, Inc. v. Marriott Corp.
98 F3D 1506United States v. Rohrig
98 F3D 1352Bullock v. Chicago & North Western Transp. Co.
97 F3D 987Vance v. Peters
97 F3D 995Serpico v. Laborers' International Union
97 F3D 969Brown v. Disciplinary Committee of the Edgerton Volunteer Fire Department
97 F3D 942Henderson v. DeTella
97 F3D 932South Holland Metal Finishing Co. v. Browner
97 F3D 902Kelly v. Municipal Courts of Marion County
97 F3D 185Thurman v. Gramley
97 F3D 204Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Ilona of Hungary, Inc.
96 F3D 955Komyatti v. Bayh
96 F3D 971Logan v. Commercial Union Insurance
96 F3D 853Martin v. United States
96 F3D 228Leahy v. City of Chicago
96 F3D 216Whirlpool Financial Corp. v. Sevaux
96 F3D 1398Engel Industries, Inc. v. Lockformer Co.
96 F3D 1039Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CNA Insurance
96 F3D 1033Ahng v. Allsteel, Inc.
96 F3D 1017Zimmerman v. Cook County Sheriff's Department
96 F3D 1010Herrera v. United States
95 F3D 654Grantwood Village v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
95 F3D 627Emmel v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Chicago
95 F3D 607Pope v. Chronicle Publishing Co.
95 F3D 586Snipes v. Detella
95 F3D 569Freeman v. Mayer
95 F3D 548Donald v. Cook County Sheriff's Department
95 F3D 520United States v. Sertich