Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Anthony Zigler for assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a restitution order in a child pornography case involving multiple victims. The court held the district court did not abuse its discretion by awarding amounts above the statutory minimum based on file counts and distribution conduct.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of a disability insurance dispute, ruling that the plaintiff's claims were barred by the statute of limitations.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review from a Guatemalan national seeking asylum based on domestic violence and political association. The court upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals' finding that the proposed social groups were impermissibly defined by the harm suffered and that the nexus to political opinion was speculative.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a prisoner's third motion for compassionate release. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the defendant's circumstances were not extraordinary and compelling.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant on supervised release for possessing firearms after a search based on reasonable suspicion. The court held that officers had sufficient grounds to suspect drug and firearm activity at an unapproved residence and that the defendant failed to prove the firearm statute was unconstitutional as applied to him.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence for a felon who possessed a firearm while pointing a laser sight at a victim. The court held that the district court did not commit plain error in applying a sentencing enhancement or ordering a consecutive sentence.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to impose a consecutive twelve-month sentence for violating supervised release. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion by revoking release based on bank fraud conduct that was not raised in a prior proceeding.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to intervene in a government foreclosure proceeding. The court held that the proposed intervenor's motion was untimely under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure twenty-four.
The Sixth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court's reduction of attorney's fees awarded to pro-life advocates who successfully challenged a buffer zone ordinance. The appellate court held that the lower court abused its discretion by failing to explain how duplicated legal work justified a fifty percent fee reduction and by mischaracterizing the plaintiffs' victory as merely technical.