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The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Fresh Bourbon in a Lanham Act false advertising dispute, ruling that its claims of being the first African American-owned distiller were not unambiguously false. The court held that Victory Global failed to meet its burden of proving actual consumer deception regarding the ambiguous nature of the marketing statements.
The Tenth Circuit granted a stipulation to voluntarily dismiss an appeal filed by multiple states against the U.S. Department of Education. The court dismissed the case with each party bearing its own costs, leaving the underlying district court judgment in place.
The Tenth Circuit granted the parties' stipulation to voluntarily dismiss their appeal from a district court ruling. The court dismissed the case with each party bearing its own costs, leaving the underlying district court judgment in place.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed this appeal as moot because the underlying tribal criminal charges against Kandra Amboh concluded with a not guilty verdict. Consequently, no live controversy remained for the federal court to resolve regarding her detention.
The Tenth Circuit enforced a defendant's appeal waiver because his 24-month sentence fell within the scope of his plea agreement and did not exceed the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range. The court rejected the defendant's pro se arguments regarding the voluntariness of his plea and the nature of the offense, finding no miscarriage of justice.
The Third Circuit affirmed Charlene Marshall's conviction for conspiring to commit wire and mail fraud and laundering monetary instruments. The court found the evidence sufficient to prove she structured cash deposits from an advance-fee lottery scam and rejected her challenges to the admission of tax return evidence.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the Government's motion to dismiss an appeal filed by a defendant who had signed a plea agreement containing an appeal waiver. The court held that the waiver was enforceable because it was made knowingly and voluntarily, barring the defendant from challenging the conviction or sentence.
The First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for an employer, ruling that an employee failed to prove his termination was caused by his request for a disability accommodation. The court held that the chronological sequence of events demonstrated the employer had already decided to terminate the employee before he asserted his protected rights.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a 120-month prison sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm, ruling that the district court acted within its discretion to impose an upward variance. The court held that the defendant's pattern of escalating domestic violence and threats against police provided a cogent justification for the sentence despite the advisory guidelines range.
The Third Circuit affirmed the denial of Anthony Corish's motion for compassionate release, finding no abuse of discretion by the District Court. The appellate court held that Corish failed to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons for release or that statutory sentencing factors warranted a reduction.
