Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a life sentence for kidnapping resulting in death, rejecting claims of insufficient evidence. The court also dismissed a constitutional speedy trial challenge and a Commerce Clause argument.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's Section nineteen eighty-three action against state judges. The court held that judicial immunity and the Eleventh Amendment barred the claims arising from orders restricting the plaintiff's access to a courthouse.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of Galveston County in an employment retaliation case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present substantial evidence that the County's disciplinary actions were pretextual.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se prisoner because the judgment was already pending in a separate appeal. The court also ruled it lacked jurisdiction to review an order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Second Amendment challenge to Minnesota's firearm permit reciprocity statute. The court held that the reciprocity law does not regulate arms-bearing conduct and therefore fails at the first step of the Bruen framework.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a state prisoner for lack of jurisdiction. The court found the notice of appeal was filed before the district court entered the order the prisoner sought to challenge.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence found in a backpack seized during an arrest in a public parking lot. The court held that the inventory search exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement authorized the officers' actions under the circumstances.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a complaint alleging violations of the American with Disabilities Act. The appellate court found the plaintiff's allegations insufficient to meet the plausibility standard required to survive review under Section nineteen hundred fifteen.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Michigan's constitutional amendment on reproductive freedom. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to establish Article III standing because they did not allege specific enforcement actions by the defendants that caused their alleged injuries.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a gender discrimination claim brought under Title VII. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's analysis of the plaintiff's comparator evidence.
