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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order compelling arbitration in an employment dispute. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing an employment discrimination complaint. The appellate court found the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support claims of retaliation, discrimination, and defamation.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Marcius Haywood following his guilty plea to a drug offense. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Rickey Warren. The court found that the issues raised were moot because the underlying writ of garnishment had been quashed and Warren had already been released from custody.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Second Amendment challenge to Minnesota's firearm permit reciprocity statute. The court held that the reciprocity law does not regulate arms-bearing conduct and therefore fails at the first step of the Bruen framework.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of drug and gun charges. The court rejected arguments that the sentencing guidelines should treat methamphetamine mixtures differently than pure methamphetamine.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing state-law claims and deferring federal claims under the Pullman abstention doctrine. The panel held that the case involved sensitive land-use policy where a state-court ruling could resolve the controversy.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Ricardo Davalos Martinez for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy. The court found sufficient evidence that Martinez knowingly participated in a prison-led narcotics organization.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence found in a backpack seized during an arrest in a public parking lot. The court held that the inventory search exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement authorized the officers' actions under the circumstances.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an adverse credibility determination by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner was not credible.
