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Seventh Circuit· 3/15/1991

United States v. Marvin Berkowitz

Citations

  • 927 F.2d 1376
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 4135
  • 1991 WL 33079

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that it is not the Court’s job to construct the parties’ arguments for them
  • holding that “perfunctory and undeveloped arguments” are forfeited on appeal
  • stating that perfunctory and undeveloped arguments, and arguments that are unsupported by pertinent authority, are waived
  • finding that “[w]e have repeatedly made clear that perfunctory and undeveloped arguments, and arguments that are unsupported by pertinent authority, are waived (even where those arguments raise constitutional issues).”
  • holding that perfunctory and underdeveloped arguments are waived
  • holding that perfunctory and underdeveloped arguments are waived

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Judges: Coffey, Manion, Manton, Ripple

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