Chicago Sun-Times - All | Battle continues over Illinois law to limit credit card fees by Amy Yee

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The article details the ongoing legal fight over Illinois’s first‑in‑the‑nation Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which would prohibit credit‑card companies from charging “swipe” fees on sales tax and tips and is slated to take effect on July 1. After banks and the Illinois Bankers Association sued to block the law, a federal judge upheld most of it, but the case was sent back to district court by the 7th Circuit after the parties raised new issues tied to a recent Office of the Comptroller of the Currency order that exempts national banks while still covering credit unions and community banks. Industry groups backed by Visa, Mastercard and other banks argue the law creates market uncertainty, while merchants—including the 2Bears Tavern Group, Potash Markets and the family‑run Minyoli restaurant—argue that the fees they currently absorb on taxes and tips significantly cut into thin margins and that the law could lower costs for both businesses and consumers. Both sides claim the law could either cause “chaos” if opposed aggressively or be implemented smoothly if credit‑card firms comply, leaving its ultimate impact on small‑business owners and Illinois consumers uncertain.

Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/05/11/battle-illinois-law-limit-credit-card-swipe-fees

#Illinois #InterchangeFee #7thCircuit #BankersAssociation #MarkRobertson #ArtPotash

Seventh Circuit Says CBP Commander Won’t Have To Explain Why He’s Violating Court Orders On A Daily Basis

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/04/seventh-circuit-says-cbp-commander-wont-have-to-explain-why-hes-violating-court-orders-on-a-daily-basis/

The federal judge who sought to meet with US #BorderPatrol boss Greg #Bovino on a daily basis said Wednesday she “was a little surprised” to see the #feds challenge that arrangement — especially after Bovino’s appearance on #FauxNews.

#US District Judge Sara Ellis made the comment Wed evening, after the #7thCircuit Appeals Court agreed to put a temporary hold on her standing appointment with the #CBP’s commander-at-large.

#law #immigration #Chicago #FactCheck #TrumpLies
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/30/bovinos-fox-news-interview-leaves-judge-surprised-at-feds-opposition-to-daily-check-ins

#7thCircuit #CourtOfAppeals allows #Indiana’s #ban on #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #transgender #youth to take effect

“This #ruling is beyond #disappointing and a #heartbreaking #development for thousands of #transgender #youth, their #doctors, and their #families"

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4492769-seventh-circuit-allows-indianas-ban-on-care-transgender-youth-to-take-effect/

#AppealsCourt Allows #Indiana #Trans #Students to Use #Boys’ #Restrooms.

#7thCircuit #panel finds three #transgender #students are likely to #prove that #barring them from #boys' #restrooms is #discriminatory.

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #Education #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/08/appeals-court-allows-indiana-trans-students-to-use-boys-restrooms/

A 17-year-old girl goes on a ride-along with a police officer, who allegedly sexually assaulted and harassed her multiple times.

Per the appellate court, the complaint described "a day-long sequence of inappropriate comments and questions punctuated by unwelcome physical sexual contacts."

The district judge - an Obama appointee! - ruled that the cop gets #QualifiedImmunity and dismissed the case.

Thankfully, this was reversed by the #7thCircuit

#LawFedi

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca7/22-1550/22-1550-2023-07-05.html

#FederalCourt #Rules #Teachers Don’t Have a #Constitutional right to #Misgender #Trans #Students.

#CourtOfAppeals Decision makes clear #ReligiousFreedom doesn't trump the #right of trans students to be free of #harm and #disruption of their #learning environment.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Education #7thCircuit #HumanDignity #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://truthout.org/articles/court-rules-teachers-dont-have-a-religious-right-to-misgender-trans-students/