Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The Ninth Circuit remanded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 rule regarding the flame retardant decaBromodiphenyl Ether without vacatur, finding the agency failed to provide substantial evidence for its decision not to regulate specific exposure pathways under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction in a pro se civil rights appeal brought on behalf of a minor student. The court dismissed the remainder of the appeal for lack of jurisdiction over issues not raised in the notice of appeal or ruled upon by the district court.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a Federal Tort Claims Act case involving a Customs and Border Protection agent. The appellate court held that a reasonable jury could find the agent was acting within the scope of his employment when he struck a plaintiff while retrieving donated supplies for his union.
The Ninth Circuit remanded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 rule regarding the flame retardant decaBromodiphenyl Ether without vacatur, finding the agency failed to provide substantial evidence for excluding recycling, disposal, wastewater, and sewage sludge from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to two state troopers who shot and killed a driver during a traffic stop. The court held that the troopers did not violate clearly established law when they used force to stop a vehicle that accelerated with an officer partially inside.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a pro se civil rights action brought by an Arkansas inmate. The court held that the inmate failed to establish deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs or valid claims for failure to supervise.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment against a California prisoner in a civil rights action. The appellate court held that the prisoner's claims were either time-barred or failed to exhaust administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to a fire protection district. The court held that a Fire Chief's provision of surveillance video to a criminal investigator was speech made pursuant to his official duties and thus not protected by the First Amendment.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and related protections. The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies regarding key legal challenges.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the federal government. The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause for additional discovery and could not prove that her termination was pretextual retaliation.
