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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to dismiss an illegal reentry charge. The court held that the defendant failed to mount a valid collateral attack against his administrative removal order.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Walmart on most employment discrimination claims but reversed on the hostile-work-environment claim. The court held that the evidence supported a jury finding that the plaintiff was subjected to a hostile work environment based on sexual orientation.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil antitrust action brought by an individual and his company against a municipal water department. The court held that the corporate appellant failed to retain counsel as required by local rules and that the individual plaintiff lacked standing to sue on behalf of the corporation.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court order denying attorney's fees to a plaintiff under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The appellate court held that obtaining an injunction requiring a business to modify its premises for accessibility confers prevailing party status.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Warren Laren Savage following an independent review of the record. The court granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw under the standards set forth in Anders v. California.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order. The court found that the record did not compel a conclusion that the petitioner faced a well-founded fear of persecution or torture.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court grant of summary judgment in a civil rights suit brought by a parent against a school resource officer. The court held that the officer had probable cause to stop and arrest the parent for disobeying a lawful order and resisting arrest, and that the parent failed to prove a retaliatory arrest exception.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress a firearm seized during a search warrant execution. The court held that the independent source doctrine applied because the warrant was supported by probable cause unrelated to the initial unlawful arrest.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a taxpayer's claim for unauthorized collection activities. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies and that their suit was time-barred.
