Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 13, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Jevarreo Kelley-Lomax v. City of Chicago, et al., a civil rights action against the city and additional defendants. The decision was issued August 13, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Federal appellate court exercising ordinary Article III review of civil rights claims against a municipality, a routine and long-settled judicial function.