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The Eighth Circuit enforced a plea agreement appeal waiver in a criminal case. The court dismissed the appeal and granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a seventy-month prison sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court found the district court acted within its discretion in calculating sentencing guidelines and weighing statutory factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry. The court held that the defendant failed to demonstrate prejudice from alleged errors in her prior removal orders.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of a defendant convicted of drug-related offenses and maintaining a drug premises. The court found sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict and determined the district court did not clearly err in applying the drug-house sentencing enhancement.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a contract dispute between music managers and a record label. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to plead fraudulent inducement with sufficient particularity and that amending the complaint would be futile.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order dismissing claims for asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture. The court found substantial evidence supported the lower agencies' conclusion that the petitioners failed to prove a nexus between their alleged persecution and a protected ground.
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 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.
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a case involving the detention of a lawful permanent resident and the scope of federal court jurisdiction under immigration statutes.
