Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of an order dismissing an asylum appeal. The court held that the petitioners forfeited objections to defective notices to appear and failed to show persecution on account of a protected ground.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed the petition for review of an immigration order due to lack of jurisdiction. The court found the petitioner failed to brief arguments challenging the denial of asylum and withholding claims.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed a petition for review challenging an Immigration Judge's denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held it lacked jurisdiction over the BIA's discretionary refusal to sua sponte reopen the case and found the petitioner's arguments on notice and timeliness unavailing.
The Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of a removal order against an undocumented immigrant who sought cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner had no due process right to discretionary relief and that the Board of Immigration Appeals acted within its authority in finding no exceptional hardship.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed a property developer's petition for review of Federal Aviation Administration letters. The court held that the developer lacked standing because it failed to prove that vacating the letters would likely cause the city to approve its housing project.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a lower court dismissal regarding an arbitral award confirmation but affirmed the dismissal of a foreign judgment recognition claim. The ruling clarifies that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act arbitration exception does not extend to actions seeking recognition of foreign court judgments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a new options trading platform. The court upheld the Commission's finding that latency arbitrage harms the options market and that the proposed speed-bump technology effectively targets such predatory trading.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling that denied an insurance claim for hurricane-prevention expenses. The court held that while the policy covered the costs of removing and reinstalling railroad gates, the applicable deductible was fixed at seven hundred fifty thousand dollars rather than a percentage of total property value.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of Convention Against Torture relief. The court issued an equally divided vote on the statutory withholding claim, leaving the lower court's denial intact.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient corroboration for his claims and did not prove exceptional hardship to his children.
