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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court held that the petitioner failed to meet the regulatory requirements for dismissing removal proceedings and did not exhaust his administrative remedies.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming the denial of cancellation of removal. The court found substantial evidence supported the denial and that the petitioner failed to exhaust his challenge to a motion to suppress.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's denial of motions to seal documents containing taxpayer return information. The court held that the transactional relationship exception to confidentiality rules applied because the disputed facts were undisputed and the documents directly related to the resolution of the tax proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the lower agency rulings denying asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision that a patent for measuring roof dimensions using aerial imagery was obvious. The court held that prior art references taught the claimed user-acceptance limitations, even under the appellant's proposed interpretation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the dismissal of defamation and false light claims against the National Academy of Sciences. The court affirmed the dismissal of a separate defamation by implication claim while remanding the case for further proceedings on the remaining counts.
The Ninth Circuit granted in part and denied in part a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum and withholding of removal. The court remanded the case for further proceedings regarding family-based claims but affirmed the denial of claims based on race and imputed political opinion.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the issuance of a summons. The court found the petitioner failed to meet the demanding standard required for such extraordinary relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found substantial evidence supported the lower tribunal's conclusion that the petitioner did not qualify for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied petitions for writ of mandamus filed by families of crash victims challenging a non-prosecution agreement between the Department of Justice and Boeing.
