Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to timely exhaust her administrative remedies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit brought by a protester severely injured by police less-lethal munitions. The court held that the plaintiff failed to plead facts establishing a clearly established Fourth Amendment seizure or a conscience-shocking violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court ruling that dismissed trademark infringement claims by a major cheerleading organization. The appellate court held that genuine disputes of material fact exist regarding whether the marks are descriptive and have acquired secondary meaning.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a transgender employment discrimination case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to support claims of discrimination, retaliation, or FMLA interference.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action involving a search warrant execution. The court held that a reasonable jury could find the deputies violated the plaintiff's Fourth Amendment right to bodily privacy and that the supervising deputy is not entitled to qualified immunity.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a constitutional challenge to Missouri's child support driver's license suspension policy. The court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing and that their claims for injunctive relief were moot following statutory changes.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court order imposing system-wide injunctive relief on the Alabama Department of Corrections for Eighth Amendment violations regarding mental healthcare. The court held that the remedial order constituted a permanent injunction subject to appellate review and rejected the state's argument that it had expired as a preliminary injunction.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a sex and disability discrimination lawsuit. The court found the plaintiff failed to provide direct evidence of discrimination and did not exhaust administrative remedies for her failure to accommodate claim.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a Maryland State Police sergeant accused of fostering a racially hostile work environment. The court held that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged the sergeant participated in and tacitly authorized exclusionary practices and tolerated a racially offensive image in the wake of George Floyd's killing.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action brought under Section nineteen eighty-three. The appellate court held that the district court properly relied on a declaration submitted by one of the defendants.
