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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion for relief from a prior dismissal. The court held that a change in state law regarding insurance coverage for pandemic losses did not constitute extraordinary circumstances under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure sixty point B six.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of asylum and related relief for Haitian nationals. The court upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies in the petitioners testimony.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentencing judgment for Shawn Pauahi Santana. The panel rejected his challenges regarding criminal history calculations and safety valve eligibility.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in an employment discrimination case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present objective evidence of disparate treatment or knowledge of protected activity required for a retaliation claim.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a Section nineteen eighty-three claim against the Charleston County Sheriff's Office. The court held that the Sheriff's Office is an arm of the state entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity under binding precedent.
The Eighth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that had prevented a county park board from evicting a family from their campsites. The court held that the family failed to demonstrate the likely irreparable harm required to justify such relief.
The Ninth Circuit held that a violation of the federal murder-for-hire statute resulting in death is not categorically a crime of violence. The court reversed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate convictions for solicitation to commit murder-for-hire where death resulted.
The Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order affirming the denial of asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate the Guatemalan government was unable or unwilling to control the private actor she feared.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a conviction for conspiracy to tamper with a witness, finding sufficient evidence of a federal nexus. The court held that the defendant's actions were reasonably likely to prevent communication with federal law enforcement.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence for a felon who possessed a firearm while pointing a laser sight at a victim. The court held that the district court did not commit plain error in applying a sentencing enhancement or ordering a consecutive sentence.
