Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a plaintiff who was removed from a civil rights lawsuit. The court held that the district court order was not a final judgment and therefore lacked jurisdiction to hear the case.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's claims against Colorado officials, ruling that the plaintiff failed to meet the conditions for reopening an administratively closed case and that assistant attorneys general were entitled to absolute immunity for their advocacy actions.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Michael Hilliard's appeal as frivolous because he failed to establish imminent danger of serious physical injury. The court denied his motion to proceed in forma pauperis under the three-strikes bar of Section nineteen hundred fifteen, subsection g.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se age discrimination complaint. The court held that the appellant abandoned his arguments by failing to challenge the district court's core reasoning in his appellate brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a motion to dismiss filed by the plaintiffs. The court held that it has jurisdiction to review the district court's denial of qualified immunity because the appeal presents legal issues rather than purely factual disputes.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of an employer in a racial discrimination case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence of pretext to support her claims of disparate pay and failure to promote.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order compelling arbitration in an employment dispute. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claims.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court preliminary injunction regarding federal research grant terminations. The court held that plaintiffs had standing but lacked jurisdiction for claims based on form-letter terminations, while finding a likely First Amendment violation for terminations based on diversity viewpoints.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se employment discrimination appeal. The court held that the appellant forfeited appellate review because her objections to the magistrate judge's recommendation lacked the required specificity.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration order where the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed an Immigration Judge's decision to pretermit asylum applications. The court held that the Immigration Judge abused its discretion by failing to provide adequate notice regarding biometrics obligations.
