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Apr 10 2026
11th Cir. 6:23-cr-00207-CEM-LHP-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CHARLES BERNARD LONG

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 78-month sentence for child pornography possession, ruling that a sentencing error regarding video image counts did not affect the defendant's substantial rights. Although the district court incorrectly applied a rule counting each video as 75 images, the correct legal standard would likely have resulted in an even higher image count.

Child Sexual Abuse Material Criminal Sentencing Guidelines
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Apr 10 2026
11th Cir. 6:23-cr-00207-CEM-LHP-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CHARLES BERNARD LONG

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Charles Long's 78-month sentence for child pornography possession, ruling that while the district court erred in applying a 75-image-per-video rule, the mistake did not affect Long's substantial rights. The court held that applying the correct one-frame-one-image standard would likely result in a significantly higher image count, meaning no reasonable probability exists that a lower sentence would have been imposed.

Child Sexual Abuse Material Criminal Sentencing Guidelines
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Apr 10 2026
10th Cir. 1:23-CV-00339-NYW-SBP Panel Decision

Gary Weidner, III v. Jane Doe and Kristin Ames

The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's award of attorney's fees to a defendant under a Colorado statute, rejecting the plaintiff's arguments that the claims were primarily federal civil rights cases. The court held that while federal law preempts fee awards for § 1983 claims, the statute applies to the separate state-law tort claims dismissed in the case.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 10 2026
6th Cir. 25-3651 Published

Rondell Hooks v. Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners, et al.

The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for defendants in an excessive-force suit because the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies. The court held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act bars litigation when an inmate has not filed a standard grievance or provided evidence of an informal one in the district court.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner Civil Rights - Section 1983 Summary Judgment
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Apr 10 2026
6th Cir. 25-1537 Published

United States ex rel. Lynn v. City of Detroit

The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the City of Detroit, ruling that annual Certifications and Assurances are forward-looking promises rather than specific factual assertions. Consequently, these general pledges to comply with federal law cannot support liability under the False Claims Act even if the City later violated the underlying regulations.

Civil Forfeiture / Penalty Fraud Summary Judgment
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Apr 10 2026
5th Cir. 25-50590 Per Curiam

United States v. Vecera

The Fifth Circuit affirmed Dante Delray Vecera's conviction and sentence for possessing a firearm as a felon, rejecting all constitutional challenges to the statute. The court held that Vecera's facial, as-applied, and Commerce Clause arguments were foreclosed by binding precedent.

Criminal Firearms
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Apr 10 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-1426 Panel Decision

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC v. ROKU, INC

The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's determination that Universal Electronics' patent claims were unpatentable as obvious. The court found substantial evidence that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to combine four prior art references to achieve the claimed method of adjusting appliance volume based on noise thresholds.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 10 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-2336 Panel Decision

Lemko Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.

The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision denying Lemko Corp.'s petition for inter partes review of Microsoft's patents. The court held that the Board's finding of patent validity was supported by substantial evidence in the record.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 10 2026
4th Cir. 25-1604 Panel Decision

ADSERBALLE & KNUDSEN A/S v. FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: ADSERBALLE & KNUDSEN A/S v. FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the enforcement of a Danish arbitral award against a U.S. subcontractor, rejecting arguments that applying Danish law violated U.S. public policy. The court held that the arbitration panel was properly composed under the parties' agreement and that the appellant failed to meet the heavy burden required to invoke the public policy exception.

Civil Contract
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