United States v. Anthony Reed — 7th Cir. (Oct 29, 2026)

No. 25-2402 Argued October 29, 2026 Published October 30, 2026

The Seventh Circuit hears Anthony Reed’s appeal after three robbery convictions and a separate firearm conviction. Reed received eleven years in prison, including seven years for the gun count. For this firearm charge, the law requires a qualifying underlying crime, often called a predicate. The categorical approach compares the legal elements required for conviction, not just the facts of one defendant’s conduct. That explains why the lawyers discuss hypothetical threats involving a robber’s own property or safety, rather than only Reed’s actual conduct. A Terry stop is a brief investigative detention requiring reasonable suspicion grounded in specific facts, not merely a hunch. William Hardwicke will argue for Reed.

United States v. Anthony Reed (No. 25-2402) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, argued October 29, 2026.

Sources

Argument audio — Official Seventh Circuit argument, October 29, 2026; after all advocacy and submission, recording cuts off during judge’s administrative five-minute-recess announcement; original gap retained, no speech reconstructed.:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/sound/external/ef.25-2402.25-2402_10_29_2026.mp3

Official CA7 case and recording listing — No. 25-2402:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/oralArguments/oar.jsp?amonth=10%2F2026&aMonth=List+case%28s%29

Official October 29, 2026 CA7 calendar and origin docket:https://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/oralArgCal/getOralArgCalendar.pl

Sentencing release — U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois:https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/man-sentenced-eleven-years-prison-robbing-taxi-and-rideshare-drivers-chicago

Written appellate docket and appearance — No. 25-2402:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca7/25-2402

Firearm-in-furtherance-of-crime provision — 18 U.S.C. § 924(c):https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/924

Hobbs Act — 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), (b)(1):https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1951

Taylor v. United States — Supreme Court opinion:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1459_n7ip.pdf

Mathis v. United States — majority opinion, Part I-A:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/579/15-6092/

Terry v. Ohio — majority opinion, Parts II–III:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/392/1/

Ornelas v. United States — majority opinion, application:https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/517/690/

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