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The Fifth Circuit vacated an order from the National Labor Relations Board that found Starbucks violated labor laws. The court held that the Board applied the wrong legal standard when evaluating the employer's use of subpoenas during a union organizing campaign.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed review of the discretionary denial of special rule cancellation of removal, holding that such decisions are unreviewable. The court also denied the withholding of removal claim for failure to exhaust specific arguments before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Baldwin County Board of Education, holding that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence of race-based employment discrimination or retaliation.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Willie Junior Lilly's conviction and sentence, holding that his Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is foreclosed by binding circuit precedent. The court further rejected his sentencing argument, ruling that the district court correctly applied the Sentencing Guidelines to count his prior drug convictions.
The Ninth Circuit vacated a dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, holding that the plaintiff made a prima facie showing that the defendant intentionally aimed conduct at Oregon. The case is remanded for the district court to resolve factual disputes in the plaintiff's favor and complete the jurisdictional analysis.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Wilfredo Moreno Ferrer's appeal as moot because he completed his term of imprisonment. The court held that without a live sentence to reduce, there is no continuing injury to support Article III jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order enforcing a settlement agreement and denying a motion for sanctions. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's decision.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals' summary dismissal of an asylum appeal because the petitioner failed to file a required brief and provided an insufficient notice of appeal. The court further declined to review the merits of the asylum claims due to non-exhaustion of administrative remedies.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 180-month sentence for attempted coercion of a minor, ruling that the district court did not commit plain error by failing to expressly recite the Sentencing Guideline range. The court held that judges retain discretion to weigh statutory factors and are not required to explicitly discuss each factor or the specific guideline calculation on the record.
The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court's denial of a motion to suppress, holding that a Forest Service officer unreasonably extended a traffic stop to investigate unrelated criminal activity. The court found the officer abandoned the stop's original mission immediately, violating the Fourth Amendment under the standard set in Rodriguez v. United States.
