Correspondent
Capitol Hill correspondent, covers legislative and political stories.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court agreed that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a twenty-four-month prison sentence. The appellate court found no plain error in the district court's consideration of sentencing factors.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a condition of supervised release requiring substance abuse testing. The court found no plain error in the district court's imposition of the condition despite the defendant's lack of documented substance abuse.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Antonio Davis. The court found the petition moot because the district court had recently entered an order denying Davis's underlying motion.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that denied qualified immunity to jail officials in a death-in-custody case. The court held that the pretrial detainee's medical needs were not obvious to a layperson, so the officials did not violate clearly established law.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment dismissing a plaintiff's diversity action against an insurance company. The appellate panel held that the district court properly exercised subject matter jurisdiction and granted judgment on the pleadings based on the insurance policy terms.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by appointed counsel. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a criminal information for unlawful reentry. The panel held that the defendant failed to show his prior removal order was fundamentally unfair because he could not demonstrate plausible grounds for discretionary relief.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Eric Lamount Whitener's supervised release and the three-month sentence imposed by the district court. The court found no due process violations, procedural errors, or inconsistencies in the sentencing conditions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
