Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum and Convention Against Torture claims for an Indian national. The court held that the harm suffered did not reach the level of persecution and that the Indian government was capable of providing protection.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the FBI, ruling that a FOIA request for email header metadata was moot because the agency had already provided the requested recipient information. The court further held that the Freedom of Information Act does not require federal agencies to create new records to generate metadata that is not already stored in a separate, retrievable format.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law on claims of wantonness and punitive damages, finding sufficient evidence for a jury to find U.S. Steel acted with reckless disregard for the Winthers' property rights. The court affirmed the denial of U.S. Steel's cross-appeal regarding causation, ruling that expert testimony was not required to prove the developer's activities caused erosion and debris damage.
The Tenth Circuit granted a stipulation to voluntarily dismiss an appeal filed by multiple states against the U.S. Department of Education. The court dismissed the case with each party bearing its own costs, leaving the underlying district court judgment in place.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration judge's order denying asylum and related relief. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Board's conclusion that the petitioner's experiences did not rise to the level of persecution required by law.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order rejecting asylum and withholding of removal claims. The court held that the BIA did not violate due process by adopting the immigration judge's decision and found substantial evidence supported the denial of relief.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to grant deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture. The court found substantial evidence supported the conclusion that El Salvador's prison conditions are not specifically intended to inflict torture and that the petitioner's future risk of torture remains speculative.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief. The court vacated the decision because the judge relied on multiple factual findings that lacked substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief. The court vacated the adverse credibility determination because the judge relied on findings unsupported by substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded an immigration judge's denial of asylum and related relief to a father and daughter from Angola. The court held that the immigration judge's adverse credibility determination was not supported by substantial evidence due to multiple unsupported findings.
