Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum. The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate prejudice from an Immigration Judge's adverse credibility determination based on a cold transcript.
The Ninth Circuit imposed sanctions on two attorneys for filing briefs containing fabricated cases and misattributed quotations resulting from generative AI hallucinations, compounded by a failure to disclose the true source of the errors.
The Third Circuit held that the Fair Labor Standards Act does not provide a remedy for overtime gap time claims. The court reversed the district court's award for such damages but remanded the case to correct the legal standard used for employee exemption analysis.
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 substantial evidence supported the agency's determination that the petitioner failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to qualifying relatives.
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 substantial evidence supported the denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a veteran's survivor challenging a denial of a clear and unmistakable error claim. The court held that the survivor lacked standing to bring such a claim under established precedent.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging three executive orders on energy policy. The court held that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing because their alleged injuries were too speculative and the requested relief was beyond the power of the federal courts.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum. The court held that substantial evidence supported the finding that the Honduran government was not unable or unwilling to protect the petitioner from private persecution.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment because the plaintiff lacked contractual standing to sue under the insurance policies. However, the court vacated the denial of the motion to amend and remanded the case to allow the addition of new plaintiffs who may have standing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility determination as supported by specific and cogent reasons.
