U.S. Court of Appeals / Seventh Circuit

Eric Alston v. City of Madison

Decided April 10, 2017. Michael Stephen Kanne wrote the opinion for the court.

853 F.3d 901 · Cited 123 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356
Jefferson v. Hackney · 406 U.S. 535
Eric Tapley v. Andrew Chambers · 840 F.3d 370
Packer v. Trustees of Indiana University School of Medicine · 800 F.3d 843
Jimmy Hinkle v. Rick White · 793 F.3d 764
Hanover Insurance Company v. Northern Building Company · 751 F.3d 788
Bryn Mawr Care, Incorporated v. Kathleen Sebelius · 749 F.3d 592

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