Correspondent
Capitol Hill correspondent, covers legislative and political stories.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that the defendant's Second Amendment challenge to the federal statute is foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The court held that binding precedent forecloses the defendant's Second Amendment challenge to the federal statute.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a defendant's third motion for compassionate release. The court held that neither an unusually long sentence following a change in law nor the Bureau of Prisons' refusal to retroactively designate a state prison constituted extraordinary and compelling circumstances.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a consumer protection lawsuit brought by a car owner against Volkswagen. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege a duty to disclose defects or plead fraud with sufficient particularity under Alabama law and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of two defendants for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and substantive wire fraud. The court found no reversible error in the district court's handling of evidentiary challenges or jury instructions.
The Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review. The court noted that the district court had previously granted a sentence reduction, but no notice of appeal regarding that order was filed.
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.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by appointed counsel for Myron Lacelle Glover, Jr. The court dismissed the appeal after determining that the case presented no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's revocation of supervised release and imposition of a six-month prison sentence. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the relevant statute was foreclosed by prior binding precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of illegal reentry after removal. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the statute was foreclosed by binding precedent.
