Aisha Johnson

Correspondent

Aisha Johnson

Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.

Civil Rights & Constitutional

Decisions covered by Aisha Johnson

1,080 decisions
Apr 15 2026
8th Cir. 25-2899 Panel Decision

Female Athletes United v. Keith M. Ellison

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that Female Athletes United lacks a private right of action to enforce Title IX regulations alleging disparate impact. The court ruled that Title IX only permits private suits for claims of intentional sex discrimination, not for policies that neutrally applied but allegedly disadvantage female athletes.

Civil Civil Rights - Education Fourteenth Amendment - Equal Protection
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Apr 14 2026
Fed. Cir. 25-1944 Panel Decision

Elizabeth J. Martin v. Department of Veterans Affairs

The Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's denial of an enforcement petition, holding that the Department of Veterans Affairs complied with a 2015 settlement agreement by removing specific disciplinary records from the petitioner's Official Personnel File. The court further ruled that the subsequent disclosure of those records during unrelated litigation did not constitute a breach absent proof that the agency provided the documents to third parties.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment
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Apr 14 2026
4th Cir. 24-2026 Panel Decision

Rice v. Adams

The Fourth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for detention officers, holding that the plaintiff failed to plead facts connecting specific officers to the inmate's death. The court ruled that collective allegations against a group of officers are insufficient to establish individual liability under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Qualified Immunity
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Apr 14 2026
7th Cir. 25-1919 Panel Decision

Jane Doe 1 v. Steven V. Sloan

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a § 1983 claim alleging that police officers violated the substantive due process rights of child pornography victims by sharing their images with an untrained auxiliary officer. The court held that no fundamental liberty interest exists under the Fourteenth Amendment to prevent the government from sharing such materials with individuals assisting in an investigation, even if those individuals lack proper authority.

Civil Rights - Section 1983 Constitutional Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255)
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Apr 14 2026
7th Cir. 25-1918 Panel Decision

Jane Doe 1 v. Steven V. Sloan

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of plaintiffs' substantive due process claims against police officers who shared child pornography images with an untrained auxiliary officer. The court held that while the officers' conduct was improper, no fundamental constitutional right was violated because the delegation of access was not historically prohibited.

Civil Rights - Section 1983 Constitutional Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255) Qualified Immunity
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Apr 14 2026
7th Cir. 25-1917 Panel Decision

Jane Doe 1 v. Sloan

The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of plaintiffs' federal civil rights claims, holding that law enforcement's sharing of child pornography images with an auxiliary officer for identification purposes did not violate a clearly established substantive due process right. The court ruled that while the officer's subsequent misconduct was egregious, the officers' actions were not objectively unreasonable under existing precedent.

Civil Rights - Section 1983 Constitutional Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255)
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Apr 14 2026
5th Cir. 25-10969 Per Curiam

Venkatraman v. Bank of America, N.A.

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a customer's claims against his bank for failing to prevent third-party fraud on unrelated accounts. The court held that under Texas law, banks owe no duty to customers to prevent such fraud absent a foreseeable danger, and the plaintiff failed to meet the strict pleading standards required for fraud and consumer protection claims.

Civil Consumer Protection
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Apr 14 2026
11th Cir. 1:22-cv-03620-TCB Per Curiam

Larry Clark, Sr. v. LC Halsten LLC d.b.a. The Halsten At Vinings Mountain

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Larry Clark, Sr.'s federal civil rights claims arising from a long-running rent dispute and eviction proceedings. The court held that the private defendants were not state actors and that the judges were protected by absolute judicial immunity, leaving Clark without a viable federal cause of action.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 14 2026
11th Cir. 9:25-cv-81124-AMC Per Curiam

Corry E. Pearson v. Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian Information Solutions, Inc., Trans Union, LLC, CitiBank, N.A., United Collection Bureau, Inc.

The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Corry Pearson's appeal sua sponte because the district court's order was not final. The appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review a partial dismissal order that leaves claims against one defendant pending without Rule 54(b) certification.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner
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Apr 14 2026
11th Cir. 2:24-cv-00204-SCJ Per Curiam

JOHN P. CURRY v. PICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT DEPUTY K. ENGLAND DEPUTY A. SIGMAN DEPUTY B. TYLER DEPUTY T. MUSGROVE DETECTIVE M. RICE

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of John Curry's federal civil rights claims, ruling that the two-year statute of limitations began running on the date of his arrest in March 2020. The court held that Curry failed to preserve his arguments on appeal and that his claims against private individuals were barred because they were not acting under color of state law.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure
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