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The Fifth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of illegal reentry after deportation. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding patent validity because the issues were already resolved in a related case. The court found the appeal moot since the appellant failed to challenge all claims determined unpatentable by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil insurance dispute. The appellate panel found no reversible error in the lower court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam order without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal because the appellant failed to provide a transcript of the district court hearing. Without the transcript, the appellate court could not review the grounds for the dismissal of the underlying case.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Starbucks Corporation's petition for review and vacated the National Labor Relations Board's decision. The court held that the Board failed to adequately consider contradictory evidence regarding the termination of a union organizer.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful death complaint alleging product liability. The court held that a multi-car pileup caused by a third party's independent negligence was an unforeseeable supervening cause that broke the chain of proximate causation.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a fraud conviction and remanded for a new trial after the district court improperly excluded evidence of witness bias. The court held that statements made during government witness preparation were admissible to show the accomplice's bias against the defendant.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the convictions and mandatory minimum sentence of Shabnam Dawn Pilisuk. The court also narrowed the scope of a supervised release condition to align with First Amendment protections.
