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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a compassionate release motion. The court ruled the case moot because the appellant had already been released from prison.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se age discrimination complaint. The court held that the appellant abandoned his arguments by failing to challenge the district court's core reasoning in his appellate brief.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of Brendan Gates for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. The court held that a district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a mistrial motion after a witness made an isolated, unprompted reference to domestic violence.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a sentence reduction motion because the underlying issue became moot. The district court had already granted the government's motion to reduce the defendant's sentence after the appeal was filed.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. The defendant conceded that her Second Amendment challenge was foreclosed by existing circuit precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a civil complaint as frivolous. The appellate court also upheld the imposition of a prefiling review requirement on the appellant's future filings.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction for identity theft after rejecting a challenge to a traffic stop. The court held that an officer's pacing method provided sufficient probable cause to believe the defendant was speeding.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that binding precedent confirms the constitutionality of the federal statute under the Second Amendment.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed a third interlocutory appeal filed by school board members and a former superintendent. The court held that a district court order referring the case to mediation without prejudice was not a final, appealable decision.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a forty-one-month prison sentence for a dentist convicted of tax evasion. The court rejected arguments that the district court erred in calculating tax loss or applying a sophisticated means enhancement.
