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The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an association's discrimination suit against Pfizer for lack of Article III standing. The court held that an organization asserting injuries to its members must identify at least one injured member by name when seeking a preliminary injunction under the summary judgment standard.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to California statutes banning firearm sales on state property, ruling that the laws regulate nonexpressive conduct and do not violate the First or Second Amendments. In a related consolidated appeal, the court vacated a preliminary injunction, finding the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on their constitutional claims.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction, rejecting a death row inmate's due process claims regarding Idaho's commutation proceedings. The court held that the state's procedures satisfied constitutional minimums and that any alleged prosecutorial errors were harmless given the overwhelming evidence supporting the denial of clemency.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of preliminary injunctive relief to death row inmate Thomas Creech regarding his scheduled lethal injection. The court held that Creech failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on his Due Process and Eighth Amendment claims because his arguments about drug provenance were speculative and he offered no viable alternative execution method.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Thomas Creech's third federal habeas petition as a barred second or successive claim. The court held that Creech's Eighth Amendment argument regarding evolving standards of decency was ripe years ago and could have been raised in his prior proceedings.
The Second Circuit affirmed a jury verdict in a reverse redlining case where Black and Latino homeowners successfully sued a lender for violating antidiscrimination laws by targeting them with predatory mortgage refinancing loans. The court held that equitable tolling applied to the statute of limitations and that a release-of-claims provision in a loan modification agreement was unenforceable as a matter of law.
The Ninth Circuit held that the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying a motion to remand without addressing evidence of unavailability due to homelessness or evaluating good cause under Matter of R-C-R-. The court remanded the case for the BIA to properly consider whether the petitioner established prima facie eligibility for asylum and related relief.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a petition for review, holding that Miranda warnings and the exclusionary rule do not apply in civil immigration removal proceedings. The court rejected the petitioner's argument that an administrative arrest warrant transformed the civil nature of the proceeding into a criminal one.
The Second Circuit affirmed a conviction for unlawful reentry, ruling that defects in a Notice to Appear did not strip the Immigration Court of jurisdiction. The court also rejected an equal protection challenge, finding insufficient evidence that the illegal reentry statute was enacted with discriminatory intent.
The Second Circuit affirmed a district court judgment holding that Conagen was not liable for breach of contract after negotiations for an exclusivity arrangement failed. The court ruled that the executed Term Sheet created a binding duty to negotiate in good faith but did not bind the parties to the specific exclusivity terms sought by Givaudan.
