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Mar 10 2026

1st Cir. 25-1448 Panel Decision

CLARIXA MALDONADO-RUIZ v. PAMELA J. BONDI Attorney General

The First Circuit denied a petition for review of an asylum denial, ruling that the petitioner failed to prove past persecution or a sufficient causal link between the harm she suffered and her claimed sexual orientation. The court further held that the petitioner did not demonstrate that the Honduran government was unwilling or unable to protect her from private actors.

Civil Immigration (Civil)

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Mar 10 2026

9th Cir. 3:24-CR-02115-JAH Unpublished

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JUAN GONZALEZ-LOPEZ

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a forty-month sentence for transporting aliens, rejecting claims that the district court failed to properly apply the advisory Sentencing Guidelines. The court held that the judge adequately explained the upward variance and considered statutory factors without committing procedural error.

Criminal Sentencing Guidelines

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Mar 10 2026

9th Cir. 2:23-cv-07532-DMG-SSC Unpublished

Kirkman v. State of California

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed individual. The court held that viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, a reasonable jury could find the use of deadly force violated clearly established law.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Qualified Immunity Summary Judgment

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Mar 10 2026

United States Court… 24-5172 Panel Decision

MONTE A. ROSE, JR v. ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., SECRETARY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

The D.C. Circuit dismissed Indiana's appeal of a district court order remanding a Medicaid dispute to HHS because the remand order was not a final decision under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The court held that the order left the core dispute unresolved for further agency proceedings, and no exceptions to the finality rule applied.

Appellate Jurisdiction Civil Tax (Civil)

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Mar 10 2026

11th Cir. 1:23-cv-00126-JRH-BKE Published

Phillip F.W. Beazer v. Richmond County Constructors, LLC, James Bishop, et al

The Eleventh Circuit held that a plaintiff is entitled to equitable tolling of the 90-day statutory filing period for a Title VII claim when an extraordinary circumstance, such as a hurricane, delays delivery of a complaint despite the plaintiff's reasonable diligence. The court vacated the district court's dismissal and remanded the case for further proceedings.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Statute of Limitations

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Mar 10 2026

8th Cir. 24-3433 Panel Decision

United States v. Balentine

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in the case of United States v. Balentine. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.

Criminal Other Criminal

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Mar 10 2026

10th Cir. 1:25-CV-00238-DDD-STV Panel Decision

Michael Villecco v. Darcy Renee Kennedy

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Michael Villecco as procedurally improper. The court held that the matter was not a separately appealable order and should have been raised in the underlying appeal.

Appellate Jurisdiction Civil Other Civil

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Mar 10 2026

9th Cir. 19-70700 Unpublished

Saul Eliso Alvarenga v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded an immigration judge's denial of asylum and withholding of removal due to an unsupported adverse credibility determination. The court held that the Board of Immigration Appeals relied on record errors that undermined its finding that the petitioner was not credible.

Civil Immigration (Civil)

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Mar 10 2026

3rd Cir. 25-2470 Panel Decision

Carlos Eduardo Marcos Salas v. U.S. Attorney General

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit summarily denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court agreed with the Government that the petition presented no substantial question regarding the nexus between the alleged threats and a protected ground.

Civil Immigration (Civil)

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Mar 10 2026

7th Cir. 24-1024 Panel Decision

United States v. Bull

The Seventh Circuit affirmed a drug trafficking sentence where the district court relied on the defendant's own post-arrest statements to calculate drug quantities. The court held that self-incriminating statements made by a defendant are sufficiently reliable for sentencing even if the defendant claims they were made while under the influence.

Criminal Drug Trafficking

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