Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The court held that the appellant forfeited her claims by failing to address the district court's reasoning in her appellate brief.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal of a federal habeas petition as untimely. The court held that conflicting communications from the Michigan Supreme Court created a factual dispute regarding equitable tolling that precluded summary dismissal.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a one hundred month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of illegal re-entry and drug offenses. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing an above-Guidelines sentence based on the defendant's pre-sentencing disciplinary conduct.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed an above-Guidelines sentence of one hundred months for a defendant convicted of illegal re-entry and drug offenses. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by weighing the defendant's pre-sentencing disciplinary conduct heavily in its sentencing decision.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with drug trafficking after he challenged the validity of search warrants and the speed of his trial. The court found that the affidavits supporting the warrants contained sufficient probable cause and that the district court properly excluded time from the speedy trial calculation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of MillerKnoll, Inc. in a dispute over the ownership of intellectual property rights to the Bubble Lamp design. The court held that the Nelson family authorized the company to own and use the intellectual property through a series of agreements and ratified that ownership by accepting royalty payments.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose an eight-month prison sentence. The court held that the district court properly considered the defendant's breach of trust and the need to promote respect for supervised release conditions without violating Supreme Court precedent.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress a firearm found in a vehicle. The court held that officers had probable cause to search the car under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court's summary judgment on an employment discrimination claim involving a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The court held that the Railway Labor Act did not automatically preclude the plaintiff's claims because his requested accommodation differed materially from prior precedent.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in a hybrid labor dispute where an employee sued his employer and union. The court held that the union did not breach its duty of fair representation by declining to arbitrate the grievance.