Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's refusal to abstain under Younger v. Harris in a lawsuit by foster youth alleging denial of services. The court dismissed the appeal regarding standing as moot because the underlying complaint had been superseded by a later amended filing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court's decision in a civil admiralty dispute. The panel issued a nonprecedential per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the defendant's conviction for possession of an unregistered firearm while vacating a portion of the written judgment due to a clerical error. The court ordered the written sentence to be amended to match the district court's oral pronouncement regarding concurrent sentencing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal in Adams v. Collins by order. The dismissal was granted because the parties agreed to settle the proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to police officers involved in a suicide intervention. The court held that the law was not clearly established at the time of the incident, preventing the plaintiff from proving that the officers violated his constitutional rights.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction against a Maryland statute restricting renewable energy marketing claims and remanded the disclosure requirement for new review.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Hamtramck, holding that a city clerk lacked the authority to create a constitutionally protected property interest in a marijuana license through oral assurances.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a negligence case where a hotel guest was injured by a stray bullet. The court held that the hotel owner owed no duty to protect the guest because the shooting was not foreseeable under Kansas law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner seeking to challenge his convictions. The court dismissed the matter because the petitioner failed to argue against the district court's procedural rulings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The court held that the petitioner failed to non-frivolously allege that his resignation from the Postal Service was involuntary due to coercion or duress.
