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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's summary judgment in favor of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, holding that a federally recognized tribe selling cigarettes to other tribes for resale violated the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act by failing to comply with California state tax and licensing laws.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision to reject a petitioner's attempt to introduce a new prior art reference against a specific patent claim in a reply brief.
The Eleventh Circuit held that unadmitted aliens present in the interior of the United States are not subject to mandatory detention without bond under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The court affirmed the district court's grant of habeas relief, ruling that the petitioners were not seeking admission when detained.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Igloo Products Corp. in a false advertising case, holding that the Lanham Act does not cover claims regarding the origin of an idea or inventorship of a product.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's award of attorney fees to a defendant in a patent infringement case. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in determining the case was exceptional due to the plaintiff's lack of good faith prosecution.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a healthcare system that denied religious exemptions from a COVID-19 vaccination policy. The court held that the system demonstrated undue hardship by showing realistic risks to patient safety and staffing during a surge of the Delta variant.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment in a prisoner's excessive force claim. The court held that the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a prisoner's civil rights action alleging a First Amendment free exercise violation. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence that a parole psychologist's refusal to credit faith-based programs as rehabilitation substantially burdened his religious practice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Jose Padilla-Galarza for a scheme to steal firearms from a Puerto Rico police compound, rejecting arguments regarding the statute of limitations and trial delays.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's civil rights lawsuit alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. The panel concluded the plaintiff failed to allege facts showing defendants disregarded an excessive risk to his health.
