Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
The First Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence of child pornography found in a defendant's home. The court held that a search warrant based on nine-month-old data was not stale and established probable cause.
The First Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to reduce a life sentence under the First Step Act. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing the defendant's heinous criminal record against his rehabilitative efforts.
The First Circuit issued an errata sheet correcting the spelling of the defendant's name in the case caption. The amendment changes "GARCÍA-TORRO" to "GARCÍA-TORO" on the cover page of the opinion issued on May 29, 2026.
The First Circuit vacated the sentence of Héctor Maldonado-Maldonado for assaulting a corrections officer, finding that the district court erred by relying on extra-record information without notice. The case has been remanded for resentencing before a different judge.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the government's motion for a stay pending appeal of a preliminary injunction blocking a new passport policy. The court found the government failed to demonstrate a strong likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal regarding the Administrative Procedure Act and the Equal Protection Clause.
The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action regarding the failed Amazon and iRobot merger, except for one specific statement in a modified proxy statement.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the denial of a habeas corpus petition, holding that the state court's decision did not meet the stringent standards of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
The First Circuit vacated and remanded two Board of Immigration Appeals orders denying asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that the agency failed to address the petitioner's specific arguments regarding fear of persecution by Kenyan police based on imputed membership in the Mungiki movement.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated and remanded two Board of Immigration Appeals orders denying asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that the Board failed to address the petitioner's specific arguments regarding fear of persecution by Kenyan police based on imputed membership in the Mungiki movement.
The First Circuit affirmed the sentence of a registered sex offender convicted of attempting to entice a minor and transfer obscene material, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and substantive unreasonableness.