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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence. The court held that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to argue that a parole condition waiving warrantless searches did not extend to suspicionless searches.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a patent infringement suit for lack of constitutional standing. The appellate court held that the patent owners retained sufficient exclusionary rights through their licensing agreement to satisfy Article III requirements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant. The court found the appeal duplicative because it sought to challenge an order already affirmed in a prior decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a patent infringement counterclaim for lack of constitutional standing. The appellate court held that the patent owner retained sufficient exclusionary rights under its license agreement to satisfy Article III requirements.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to Prince George's County. The court limited its review to the plaintiffs' Fifth Amendment regulatory takings claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an interlocutory appeal filed by Timothy Barton regarding a receivership order. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction because the order was not a final decision and did not fall within statutory exceptions for interlocutory review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a cross-appeal in a civil intellectual property dispute. The court also issued a correction to the official caption for the remaining appeal.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. The court held that the defendant's Second Amendment and Commerce Clause challenges to the federal statute were foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry after the defendant conceded that his constitutional challenge to the statutory sentencing enhancement was foreclosed by Supreme Court precedent. The court granted the Government's unopposed motion for summary affirmance.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's claims challenging the denial of his U.S. passport applications. The court held that the plaintiff's statutory claims were time-barred and that alternative remedies existed for his administrative and constitutional arguments.
