Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of summary judgment for campus officers accused of retaliating against a student for protected speech. The panel held that a reasonable jury could find the officers' actions were causally linked to the student's criticism and that the right to speak on campus was clearly established.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Texas prisoner's complaint as frivolous and barred by judicial immunity. The court also denied the appellant's motion for the appointment of counsel.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions of five pharmacists for a healthcare fraud scheme involving billing for prescriptions never dispensed. The court rejected challenges to the admission of expert testimony and the exclusion of evidence regarding legitimate billing practices.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions of five pharmacists for a healthcare fraud scheme involving billing for prescriptions never dispensed. The court rejected challenges to the admission of expert testimony and the exclusion of evidence regarding legitimate billing practices.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former prisoner's civil rights complaint alleging violations of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. The court held that the plaintiff failed to state plausible claims regarding deliberate indifference and due process violations.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for a police lieutenant who stopped two brothers in a high-crime area. The court affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for an officer who deployed a taser a second time on a suspect who was no longer resisting.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions of five pharmacists for a healthcare fraud scheme involving billing for prescriptions never dispensed. The court rejected challenges to the admission of expert testimony and the exclusion of evidence regarding legitimate billing practices.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to police officers who shot a fleeing suspect in a convenience store. The court held that one officer did not seize the suspect because his shots missed and did not restrain the suspect, while the other officer reasonably believed the suspect posed an immediate threat.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint. The panel found no basis for reversal after reviewing the record de novo.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction barring a Georgia Lieutenant Governor's leadership committee from raising unlimited funds for his gubernatorial campaign. The court held that the statutory scheme violated the First Amendment by creating discriminatory contribution limits and that the committee's actions constituted state action under Section nineteen eighty-three.
