Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to cancel removal proceedings. The court held that the Board properly applied the statutory hardship standard and that the petitioner failed to preserve a claim regarding the Board's analytical method.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in a diversity action involving insurance coverage. The court held that the insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify the insured because the underlying claims were inextricably linked to excluded intentional acts.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court upheld the denial of a third motion to reopen based on a lack of sufficient evidence regarding changed country conditions and eligibility for relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming the denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's determination that the Guatemalan government was not unable or unwilling to protect the petitioners from persecution by narcotics traffickers.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a pro se appeal regarding workers' compensation benefits. The panel concluded the case was suitable for decision without oral argument.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a plaintiff's challenge to a state custody order. The appellate panel held that the claims were barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine as a forbidden de facto appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies regarding his asylum and cancellation of removal claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal from an immigration judge's decision. The court found substantial evidence supported the denial of protection under the Convention Against Torture and held that new allegations of harm were not properly before the court due to failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed and remanded part of a District Court ruling regarding a military discharge upgrade. The appellate court found the Army Board of Correction of Military Records acted arbitrarily by failing to analyze whether exempt evidence influenced the appellant's discharge status.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order upholding an immigration judge's denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the petitioner failed to establish eligibility for relief under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
