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May 29 2026
6th Cir. 25-3831 Published

Nwosu v. Blanche

The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient corroboration for his claims and did not prove exceptional hardship to his children.

May 29 2026
9th Cir. 1:23-cr-02026-SAB-1 Unpublished

USA v. Franklin

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a thirty-year sentence imposed on a defendant convicted of child pornography offenses. The panel rejected arguments that the sentence was substantively unreasonable due to the consideration of pending state charges and the defendant's age and health.

May 29 2026
9th Cir. 2:23-cv-00061-DLC Unpublished

Allum v. State of Montana, et al.

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's Section one thousand nine hundred eighty-three action alleging due process violations regarding workers' compensation benefits. The court held that the claims were barred by issue preclusion because the key issues were already litigated and decided in a prior federal action.

May 29 2026
9th Cir. 3:20-cv-00661-LL-JLB Unpublished

Robert Parker v. Vince DeQuito, et al

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment in a civil rights action alleging Fourth Amendment violations. The panel held that the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute regarding reasonable suspicion for detention and that the right to refuse identification was not clearly established.

May 29 2026
7th Cir. 25-1738 Panel Decision

Penske Truck Leasing, L.P. v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan

The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a multiemployer pension plan had the authority to expel a single bargaining unit from its plan. The court also upheld the dismissal of the plan's counterclaim regarding the effective withdrawal date due to a mandatory arbitration requirement.

May 29 2026
5th Cir. 25-11162 Per Curiam

United States v. Thomas

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for possession of ammunition. The court granted the government's motion for summary affirmance because the appellant's constitutional challenges were foreclosed by existing precedent.

May 29 2026
6th Cir. 24-1316 Unanimous

United States v. Arnold

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Billy Darrell Arnold, a leader of the Seven Mile Bloods gang, rejecting his challenge to the suppression of evidence from a cell phone seized during his arrest.