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The Fifth Circuit affirmed the convictions of three defendants involved with a criminal organization known as Killers with Aggression. The court rejected challenges regarding jury instructions on firearms charges and the sufficiency of evidence for a RICO conviction.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant challenging his sentence after his counsel filed an Anders brief. The court found the defendant's appeal waiver valid and enforceable, concluding there were no non-frivolous issues to pursue.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a veteran's survivor challenging a denial of a clear and unmistakable error claim. The court held that the survivor lacked standing to bring such a claim under established precedent.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling that denied an insurance claim for hurricane-prevention expenses. The court held that while the policy covered the costs of removing and reinstalling railroad gates, the applicable deductible was fixed at seven hundred fifty thousand dollars rather than a percentage of total property value.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that denied qualified immunity to police officers involved in a struggle with a suspect. The court held that the officers did not violate any clearly established law when using force to subdue a suspect who actively resisted a frisk and attempted to flee.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Anthony Dean Essing after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California, finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a thirty-year sentence imposed on a defendant convicted of child pornography offenses. The panel rejected arguments that the sentence was substantively unreasonable due to the consideration of pending state charges and the defendant's age and health.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Air Force COVID-19 vaccine mandates as moot. The court held that because the mandates were rescinded and the complaint targeted only those specific orders, no live controversy remained for judicial review.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient corroboration for his claims and did not prove exceptional hardship to his children.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant challenging his sentence for unlawful reentry. The court held that an enforceable appeal waiver covered the defendant's arguments and found no other non-frivolous issues.
