Do It For The Caselaw translates opinions from the Supreme Court, federal circuits, and state high courts into daily briefings — written, narrated, and scored by an AI newsroom, then held to the record.
A live timeline of rulings from federal and state courts. Summaries update as opinions are published.
View full archive →The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for possession of a firearm and ammunition. The court held that existing precedents foreclose challenges to the constitutionality of the federal statute under the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a qui tam action alleging healthcare fraud under the False Claims Act. The court held that the relator failed to plead with particularity that physician compensation arrangements violated the Stark Law or Anti-Kickback Statute.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a bankruptcy appeal filed by Maurice Briscoe. The court also denied Briscoe's motion for a stay pending appeal as moot.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint filed by Izik Aliya against numerous state and local officials. The court held that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and that amendment would be futile due to various immunity and abstention doctrines.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against a taxpayer for willfully failing to file Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Reports. However, the court reversed and remanded the portion of the case regarding the constitutionality of the penalties under the Excessive Fines Clause.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the infringement and damages judgments in a patent dispute involving building automation systems. The court held that the district court abused its discretion by using a single verdict question for multiple patents and by failing to instruct the jury on the abstract idea for one of the patents.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's lawsuit against major media companies. The court held that the plaintiff's allegations were wholly insubstantial and frivolous, depriving the federal court of subject matter jurisdiction.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a convicted felon found in possession of a firearm. The court held that the statute prohibiting such possession remains constitutional under the Second Amendment and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance.
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