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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the sentence of a drug trafficker who argued for a reduced sentencing range. The court held that the district court properly applied the preponderance of the evidence standard and correctly denied a zero-point-offender reduction.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that denied a defendant's request to present a duress defense in an unlawful reentry prosecution. The court held that the defendant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the threat of harm he faced was immediate.
The Sixth Circuit remanded the case to the district court for further jurisdictional discovery because the parties failed to adequately plead facts necessary to establish diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1332.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's imposition of a no-contact condition on a defendant's supervised release. The court held that the lower court properly conducted an individualized review of the relationship between the defendant and the victim's family.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's employment discrimination claims against Fulton County. The court held that the county was not the plaintiff's employer under the joint employer test because the Juvenile Court retained sole authority over employment conditions.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Billy Darrell Arnold, a leader of the Seven Mile Bloods gang, rejecting his challenge to the suppression of evidence from a cell phone seized during his arrest.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and related statutes. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to demonstrate Article III standing or to state a plausible claim for relief.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's First Amendment claims against police officers and a Florida municipality. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support claims of viewpoint discrimination or municipal liability for failure to train.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Billy Darrell Arnold, a leader of the Seven Mile Bloods gang, rejecting his challenge to the suppression of evidence from a cell phone seized during his arrest.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights action brought by a state prisoner regarding his pretrial detention. The panel unanimously concluded that the district court properly dismissed claims for false arrest, judicial deception, equal protection violations, and municipal liability.
