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White House correspondent, covers patent, trade and regulatory news
The Ninth Circuit denied review of the agency's denial of asylum and withholding of removal but granted review regarding voluntary departure. The court remanded the case for the Board of Immigration Appeals to reconsider the voluntary departure claim under new physical presence standards.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that AGI SureTrack LLC's patents covering automated farming data systems are directed to patent-ineligible abstract ideas. The court vacated the district court's finding that the case was not exceptional and remanded the issue of attorney's fees for further proceedings.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by an attorney seeking damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for injuries suffered while representing a client. The court held that the attorney failed to allege a concrete injury in fact sufficient to establish Article III standing because his alleged harms were entirely derivative of those suffered by his client.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to a denial of a National Interest Waiver petition for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The court modified the district court's order to change the dismissal from with prejudice to without prejudice.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment for Toyota Motor Corporation because the appellant failed to preserve his sufficiency-of-the-evidence challenge by not filing a required post-verdict motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure fifty point one b.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Andrew Nolting challenging a civil contempt order. The court held that the order was not a final decision and did not qualify for immediate review under the collateral order doctrine.
The United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal because the debtor failed to obtain a stay pending appeal before the sale of disputed property was completed. The court held that the appeal was statutorily moot under Section thirty-six three of the Bankruptcy Code.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the dismissal of an appeal regarding cancellation of removal and the denial of administrative closure.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review and vacated a removal order because the underlying conviction no longer qualifies as an aggravated felony. The court relied on its recent en banc decision in United States v. Gomez to resolve the removability question.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The dismissal was ordered because the petitioner failed to file the required brief within the time permitted by court rules.
