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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by John Matthew Goines due to an insufficiently developed record. The court granted the appointed attorney's motion to withdraw after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se lawsuit challenging a labor union's actions and the National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel. The court held that the plaintiff failed to state valid claims regarding the duty of fair representation, First Amendment violations, and the General Counsel's authority.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant as untimely and duplicative. The court held that the notice of appeal was filed well past the thirty-day deadline and repeated a prior appeal of the same judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court found the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court judgment that had granted habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner challenging his first-degree murder conviction. The panel held that the state court's summary denial of the prisoner's claims was not objectively unreasonable under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act requires the Army to repatriate the remains of two Native American children buried in a federal cemetery without tribal consent. The court vacated the district court's dismissal, ruling that the cemetery constitutes a holding or collection under the statute.
The Fifth Circuit granted the appointed attorney's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal due to an insufficiently developed record. The court also denied the defendant's pro se motion to appoint new counsel as untimely.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that had granted summary judgment to University of Washington officials. The panel held that the university violated a professor's First Amendment rights by disciplining him for a parody land acknowledgment statement in his course syllabus.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the lower court's grant of summary judgment in a personal injury case. The appellate panel found no reversible error in the magistrate judge's orders.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Michael Celestine for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court held that Celestine's constitutional challenges to the statute were foreclosed by existing precedent.
