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Apr 22 2026
5th Cir. 25-30044 Per Curiam

Crescent City Surgical Operating Company v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Company: Crescent City Surgical Operating Company v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Company

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of arbitration for domestic insurers under Louisiana law but reversed the refusal to stay federal litigation pending arbitration for foreign insurers. The court held that the district court abused its discretion by failing to enforce the policy's arbitration clause for the foreign defendants while allowing the domestic claims to proceed in court.

Civil Insurance
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Apr 22 2026
4th Cir. 23-7116 Panel Decision

White v. Warden of Fed. Corr. Inst. - Cumberland: White v. Warden of Fed. Corr. Inst. – Cumberland

The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for panel rehearing in a First Step Act time credit dispute, upholding the original ruling that denied sentence credits. The majority rejected the petitioner's new claim of participation in psychological programming as inconsistent with his prior litigation positions and insufficient to meet statutory requirements.

Constitutional Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255)
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 25-1061 Unpublished

QUEVEDO-DIAZ, ET AL. V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order rejecting asylum and Convention Against Torture claims. The court affirmed that the petitioners failed to prove their proposed social group is socially distinct in Guatemala and did not meet the high legal bar for torture relief.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 24-7083 Unpublished

LOPEZ MENDOZA V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied a Guatemalan national's petition for asylum and withholding of removal, ruling that anonymous threatening phone calls without physical harm do not constitute past persecution. The court further held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution or eligibility for protection under the Convention Against Torture.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 22 2026
9th Cir. 25-1161 Unpublished

FERRER-RODRIGUEZ, ET AL. V. BLANCHE

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and related protections to a dual national of Venezuela and Colombia. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner could safely relocate to Colombia and failed to prove persecution in either country.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 21 2026
10th Cir. 4:24-CR-00081-JDR-1) Panel Decision

United States v. King

The Tenth Circuit affirmed Adam Joseph King's conviction for sexual offenses in Indian Country, ruling that the evidence was sufficient to prove the victim's Indian status and the defendant's non-Indian status. The court further held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing alternate charges under two different federal statutes, provided the jury was instructed to convict on only one theory.

Criminal Fifth Amendment - Double Jeopardy Sex Offenses Supervised Release
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Apr 21 2026
10th Cir. 1:20-CV-01878-RBJ Panel Decision

Packard, et al. v. City and County of Denver, et al.

The Tenth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding a Denver police officer liable for excessive force, rejecting his qualified immunity claim because clearly established law prohibited using pepperballs on peaceful, unarmed protesters without warning. The court also upheld the denial of a bifurcation motion and the punitive damages award, confirming that the officer acted with reckless indifference to the plaintiff's constitutional rights.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure Qualified Immunity
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Apr 21 2026
10th Cir. 25-3119 Panel Decision

United States v. Lowe

The Tenth Circuit denied Gary Lowe's request for a certificate of appealability, finding that reasonable jurists could not view the district court's denial as debatable or wrong. The court concluded that Lowe's claims of judicial bias and ineffective assistance of counsel lacked merit due to a lack of transcript support and a misunderstanding of local rules.

Constitutional Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255) Sixth Amendment - Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
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Apr 21 2026
10th Cir. 5:22-CV-00425-G) Panel Decision

Comanche Nation v. Ware, et al.

The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of RICO claims against tribal officials in their official capacities, ruling that tribal sovereign immunity remains intact for such suits. However, the court reversed the dismissal of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act claims, holding that Congress expressly abrogated tribal immunity for these specific statutory violations.

Criminal Money Laundering Qualified Immunity
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Apr 21 2026
Fed. Cir. 26-131 Panel Decision

In re EHUD ARBIT, ISAAC RUBINSTEIN

The Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to overturn a district court order disqualifying patent counsel. The appellate court upheld the disqualification, finding that a third-party payment arrangement created an impermissible conflict of interest that materially limited the lawyers' independent judgment.

Civil Intellectual Property
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