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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Proclamation and Guidance issued by President Trump, which circumvented the Immigration and Nationality Act's removal procedures, were unlawful.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for compassionate release filed by a federal prisoner serving consecutive sentences. The court held that the district court lacked authority to reduce the sentence because the defendant had already completed the term imposed by that specific court.
The Ninth Circuit denied Longcai Chen's petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' adverse credibility determination regarding his asylum claims. The court found that Chen's false statements in a 2016 visa application, combined with his voluntary return to China and inconsistent testimony, provided substantial evidence to support the denial of relief.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a § 1983 false arrest and malicious prosecution claim against Denver police officers, ruling that the officers were protected by qualified immunity. The court held that an ambiguous surveillance video did not clearly establish that the officers lacked arguable probable cause to arrest the plaintiffs.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a district court injunction against an International Trade Commission investigation. The court held that an administrative law judge unconstitutionally appointed under the Appointments Clause lacked authority to issue a binding protective order.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Ryan-Michael Jarvis's civil rights complaint, ruling that law enforcement officers had probable cause to arrest him based on witness reports of threats and aggression at a music festival. The court held that the officers' actions were reasonable under the Fourth Amendment and that the district court correctly applied absolute prosecutorial immunity and qualified immunity to the defendants.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court affirmed the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture without addressing the merits of the petitioner's claims.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability because the petitioner failed to allege specific, credible constitutional violations in his habeas petition. The court dismissed the appeal, finding the petitioner's claims were delusional and factually frivolous under the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a developer's federal constitutional claims, holding that the plaintiff failed to allege a constitutionally protected property interest in the disputed land or contractual payments. The court reasoned that the plaintiff conveyed legal title to the property and that the contract language did not create a legitimate claim of entitlement to payment for a specific number of lots.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim, ruling that his amended complaint failed to provide fair notice of the specific conduct alleged against defendants. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the allegations were too vague and conclusory to satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8.
