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The Ninth Circuit dismissed petitions from the Cities of Culver City and Malibu challenging FAA flight procedure amendments due to a lack of standing. The court held that the cities failed to prove the 2018 amendments, rather than the original 2016 procedures, posed a reasonable threat to their specific natural resource interests.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment, holding that Officer David Collier was entitled to qualified immunity for using deadly force against Jacob Settle. The court concluded that Settle's actions of starting his truck and shifting it into gear created an objectively reasonable belief of imminent threat, even though the vehicle did not move.
The Third Circuit summarily affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for judicial recusal and a request for a sentencing reduction. The appellate court held that the appellant's filings were incoherent and failed to meet the legal criteria for either relief.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated and remanded a Benefits Review Board decision granting Black Lung benefits, clarifying that while aboveground work can qualify for the statutory presumption, the facility must be part of the same geographically bounded underground mine. The court held that a preparation plant located five miles from the extraction site did not constitute part of the underground coal mine under the statute.
The First Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting an asylum claim based on domestic violence. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner's abuser was motivated by personal relationship disputes rather than her membership in a protected social group.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a Section 1981 retaliation case, holding that the lower court improperly conflated the McDonnell Douglas pretext analysis with the convincing mosaic standard. The court remanded the case for the district court to apply the correct summary judgment standard to the employment discrimination claim.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in favor of a staffing agency, ruling that transportation deductions and uncompensated time for travel, tool collection, and waiting do not violate the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court held that the transportation was an optional benefit for employees and that the time spent on these activities was not integral and indispensable to the core job duties.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a CMS Bulletin regarding Florida's Medicaid Directed Payment Program constitutes final agency action subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act. However, the court affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction because Florida is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the Bulletin's interpretation of the hold-harmless rule.
The Eleventh Circuit held that Clearwater's five-foot vehicular safety zone buffer around an abortion clinic likely violated the First Amendment under the Supreme Court's ruling in McCullen v. Coakley. The court found the district court abused its discretion in denying a preliminary injunction because the ordinance was not narrowly tailored to serve the city's safety interests.
The First Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a § 1983 lawsuit, holding that the case was not moot despite the defendants depositing the disputed union dues. The court remanded the matter to determine whether the plaintiff qualifies as a prevailing party for attorney's fees, a status that could be lost if the case is deemed moot.
