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The Fourth Circuit affirmed a sixty-six-month sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm and upheld revocations of supervised release. The court remanded two related appeals to correct a clerical error in the judgment that listed violations not found by the district court.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order confirming an arbitration award in an employment discrimination case. The court held that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction and that the arbitrator did not commit misconduct by admitting evidence the appellant characterized as hearsay.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the dismissal of defamation and false light claims against the National Academy of Sciences. The court affirmed the dismissal of a separate defamation by implication claim while remanding the case for further proceedings on the remaining counts.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied petitions for rehearing and affirmed the dismissal of charges against Boeing following a non-prosecution agreement, ruling that challenges to a prior deferred prosecution agreement were moot.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry after deportation. The court found no clear and obvious error in the district court's handling of the defendant's guilty plea.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed in part and denied in part a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court held it lacked jurisdiction over the agency's discretionary denials and found the petitioner's constitutional claims unsupported by the record.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's denial of motions to seal documents containing taxpayer return information. The court held that the transactional relationship exception to confidentiality rules applied because the disputed facts were undisputed and the documents directly related to the resolution of the tax proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an errata sheet to correct a minor textual error in its prior opinion. The amendment replaces the word that with the on page twenty-eight, line two of the original decision.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a sentence imposed after the mandatory revocation of supervised release. The court held that the district court did not plainly err by considering the need to promote respect for the law as a dominant sentencing factor.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order dismissing claims for asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture. The court found substantial evidence supported the lower agencies' conclusion that the petitioners failed to prove a nexus between their alleged persecution and a protected ground.
