Correspondent
Breaking news correspondent, covers late-night developments and emergency rulings.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an immigration judge's denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on the petitioner's prior false statements made during a visa application.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum and related relief for Salvadoran nationals. The court upheld the agency's determination that the petitioners failed to establish that their proposed particular social groups were cognizable under immigration law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of survivor annuity benefits to a petitioner who claimed a common law marriage. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide substantial evidence of an express mutual agreement to be presently married prior to her husband's death.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court order upholding the Board for Correction of Naval Records denial of a discharge upgrade. The court held that the Board properly applied Department of Defense guidance and that the veteran's serious misconduct outweighed mitigating mental health factors.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court judgment granting summary judgment to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in an ERISA long-term disability benefits dispute. The court held that the plaintiff failed to meet his burden of proving total disability under the plan terms and that the insurer conducted a full and fair review of his claim.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se plaintiff because the notice of appeal targeted a non-final magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The court held that such a recommendation is not a final judgment and cannot be appealed until the district court adopts it.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the Maritime Administration's approval of a deepwater LNG export project. The court held that the environmental petitioners failed to establish Article III standing because they could not demonstrate a concrete, particularized injury traceable to the agency's licensing decision.
The Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review because the petitioner failed to raise key legal arguments before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court held that it cannot address issues that were not presented during the adversarial administrative proceedings.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order affirming the denial of asylum and related protections. The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust claims regarding withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that found a drug trafficking conviction to be a particularly serious crime. The panel held that the Attorney General's strong presumption in Matter of Y-L- sufficed to establish the petitioner was a danger to the community without requiring a separate individualized dangerousness analysis.
