Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions of five pharmacists for a healthcare fraud scheme involving billing for prescriptions never dispensed. The court rejected challenges regarding expert testimony, evidence exclusion, and sentencing, finding no reversible error.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held the agency did not abuse its discretion in finding insufficient evidence of exceptional hardship or a bona fide marriage.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order remanding a Social Security disability claim for further proceedings. The court held that factual conflicts in the record precluded an immediate award of benefits under the credit-as-true rule.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order denying withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the petitioner faced no clear probability of persecution or torture upon return to Nicaragua.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by a Mexican family seeking asylum and withholding of removal. The panel found that substantial evidence supported the denial of their claims and that they failed to exhaust their Convention Against Torture claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Social Security disability benefits to Jeana Eileen Starkweather. Although the court identified minor errors in the Administrative Law Judge's evaluation of medical evidence, it ruled those errors were harmless.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an immigration judge's denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that the petitioner's provision of material support to a designated terrorist organization rendered him ineligible for relief under federal law.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order affirming the denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court found substantial evidence supported the adverse credibility determination regarding inconsistencies in the petitioner's applications and testimony.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and withholding of removal. The panel found substantial evidence supported the Board of Immigration Appeals determination that the petitioner failed to prove the Guatemalan government was unable or unwilling to protect her.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioners failed to establish a nexus between the harm they suffered and a protected ground.
