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Apr 7 2026
9th Cir. 3:21-cv-00753-MO Unanimous

Julio Aguilar-Padilla v. Boydstun Equipment Manufacturing, LLC

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the jury's finding that an employer violated the Oregon Safe Employment Act by retaliating against an employee for taking COVID-19 quarantine leave. However, the court vacated the district court's award of full attorney's fees, remanding the issue to determine which legal work was exclusively devoted to the state retaliation claim versus the federal claim.

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Apr 7 2026
10th Cir. 5:21-CV-00653-SLP Panel Decision

JUAN DOMINGUEZ v. WEISER SECURITY SERVICES, INC

The Tenth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment for Weiser Security Services, ruling that the plaintiff failed to prove causation in his Title VII retaliation claim. The court held that there was insufficient evidence that the decisionmaker knew of the protected activity or that a biased supervisor used the decisionmaker as a cat's paw.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Sixth Amendment - Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Summary Judgment
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Apr 3 2026
6th Cir. 25-3323 Published

JOHN PETSCHE v. JERRY N. HRUBY; DAVID J. MATTY; GERALD F. BROSKI; LOUIS N. CAROUSE, JR.; LAURA REDINGER; KIMBERLY VERAS; CITY OF BRECKSVILLE, OHIO

The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for city officials, ruling that a former council member failed to prove his prosecution was retaliatory because he lacked probable cause to rebut the presumption of validity arising from a grand jury indictment. The court held that the official's undisclosed financial interest in a public contract negated any First Amendment protection, regardless of the government's motive.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Civil Rights - Section 1983 Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure
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Apr 2 2026
8th Cir. 24-3181 Panel Decision

Designworks Homes, Inc.; Charles Lawrence James v. Columbia House of Brokers Realty, Inc., doing business as House of Brokers, Inc doing business as Jackie Bulgin & Associates;...

The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's award of attorney's fees against a plaintiff for bringing unnecessarily overbroad copyright infringement claims. The court held that the lower court acted within its broad discretion to deter litigation strategies that do not serve the purposes of the Copyright Act.

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Apr 2 2026
4th Cir. 25-1347 Panel Decision

KEITH REILLY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review, upholding the Merit Systems Protection Board's dismissal of a federal employee's whistleblower retaliation claims. The court found no reversible error in the Board's determination that the employee failed to prove protected activity was a contributing factor in his employment actions.

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Apr 2 2026
5th Cir. 25-20062 Per Curiam

Brown v. American First National Bank

The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for American First National Bank, ruling that the Browns failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The court held that the plaintiffs' allegations were speculative and did not allow a reasonable jury to infer that the bank's refusal to open accounts was motivated by race rather than legitimate business concerns.

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Apr 1 2026
3rd Cir. 25-1548 Panel Decision

REUVEN LYAK v. CITY OF HACKENSACK; RAYMOND GUIDETTI

The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a police officer's civil rights claims, holding that internal disagreements over departmental policy do not constitute protected speech under the First Amendment. The court ruled that the plaintiff failed to allege a deprivation of property or liberty interests sufficient to state a procedural due process claim.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 1 2026
11th Cir. 7:23-cv-01379-ACA Per Curiam

Cunningham v. Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the defendants, holding that the appellant abandoned her primary discrimination and retaliation claims by failing to raise them in her initial appellate brief. The court further ruled that claims regarding disability discrimination and hostile work environment were not preserved for appeal because they were not raised in the district court.

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