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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Title IX and Fourteenth Amendment lawsuit because the plaintiff failed to prosecute the case after her attorneys withdrew. The court held that the plaintiff forfeited appellate review of the underlying dismissal by not filing a timely motion to vacate.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for shuttle truck drivers transporting auto parts, holding their intrastate routes fell within the Fair Labor Standards Act's motor carrier exemption. The court ruled that moving goods from out-of-state storage lots to a Chicago assembly plant was part of a continuous interstate journey.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment because the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies for most claims and provided no factual support for her discrimination theories. The court held that the employer's uniform security policy did not constitute discrimination under the ADA, ADEA, or Title VII.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for trucking defendants, holding that shuttle drivers moving auto parts within Illinois were engaged in interstate commerce. Consequently, the drivers are exempt from state and federal overtime wage requirements under the Motor Carrier Act.
The First Circuit denied the Department of Housing and Urban Development's request for an emergency stay of a district court injunction blocking its new Continuum of Care funding rules. The court found that the agency failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits or that the public interest favored lifting the injunction, which preserves stable housing for vulnerable populations.
The Ninth Circuit held that applying non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel to invalidate arbitration agreements violates the Federal Arbitration Act. The court reasoned that such preclusion undermines the FAA's core principle of consent and effectively transforms individualized proceedings into an unagreed-upon class action.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in this civil rights appeal. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a § 1983 lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest because the arresting officer possessed probable cause based on the totality of circumstances. The court held that the subsequent dismissal of the underlying assault charge does not negate the existence of probable cause at the time of arrest.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed that journalists and protesters likely succeeded on First Amendment retaliation claims against federal officers but vacated a preliminary injunction as overbroad. The court remanded the case for the district court to fashion a narrower order strictly tailored to the specific harms alleged by the plaintiffs.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Department of Homeland Security reinstatement order, ruling that an approved visa petition does not create a vested right to adjust status before the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. The court further held that aliens must demonstrate actual prejudice to claim a due process violation for the denial of counsel in reinstatement proceedings.