Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling upholding a Texas city's zoning ordinance that prohibits short-term rentals in residential districts. The court held that Texas law does not recognize a vested property right to lease a home on a short-term basis and that the ordinance satisfies rational-basis review under the Equal Protection Clause.
The Sixth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment that invalidated Ohio's Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act. The panel held that the trade association NetChoice lacked prudential standing to assert the First Amendment rights of minor users on behalf of its members.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an interlocutory appeal challenging a denial of qualified immunity in a Section nineteen eighty-three excessive force case. The court held that the officers' arguments relied on factual disputes that exceeded the scope of appellate review.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a Michigan city and its clerk against a real estate developer. The court held that bureaucratic delays in processing medical marijuana permits did not violate constitutional rights or constitute a regulatory taking.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit against federal judges and court officials. The panel held that sovereign immunity and judicial immunity barred the plaintiff's claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction issued by the District Court, ruling that the lower court lacked jurisdiction over specific counts in a dispute regarding exhibits at Independence National Historical Park.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ordered a rehearing en banc in this religious liberty dispute. The three-judge panel opinion that previously decided the case is hereby vacated.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a challenge to federal firearm purchase requirements. The court held that requiring non-citizens to provide an alien registration number on Form 4473 does not violate the Second Amendment or related statutes.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's thirty-five count employment discrimination complaint. The court held that the pleading was an impermissible shotgun complaint that failed to provide defendants adequate notice of the claims against them.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights lawsuit brought by a woman arrested outside a courthouse. The panel held that the arresting officer had probable cause, which defeats the plaintiff's Fourth and First Amendment claims.
