Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The D.C. Circuit dismissed consolidated appeals alleging unreasonable delay in visa adjudications because the Department of State completed processing the applications while the cases were pending. The court held that no effectual relief could be granted and that no exceptions to the mootness doctrine applied.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se employment discrimination complaint. The court held that any error in failing to consider an amended complaint was harmless because the amendment would have been futile.
The Supreme Court held that congressional candidates possess Article III standing to challenge state election counting rules based on a concrete interest in the integrity of the electoral process. The Court reasoned that candidates suffer a particularized reputational injury when unlawful procedures undermine public confidence in election results, regardless of whether the rules alter the election outcome.
The Supreme Court held that the New Jersey Transit Corporation is not an arm of the State entitled to sovereign immunity. The Court ruled that despite its public functions and state control, NJ Transit's corporate structure and independent liability shield it from the State's immunity.
The First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a doctor and hospital, ruling that a mother failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove disability discrimination or negligent infliction of emotional distress. The court held that the plaintiff could not establish that the defendants' actions were motivated by discriminatory intent rather than legitimate medical concerns regarding suspected child abuse.
The D.C. Circuit vacated FERC's denial of a complaint seeking to lower inflated electricity rates, ruling that the agency's reliance on a prior Third Circuit decision was legally insufficient. The court held that the Third Circuit's ruling on tariff amendments did not foreclose FERC from addressing the resulting high auction prices under its separate authority to modify unjust rates.
The Eighth Circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's attorney fee cap applies to § 1983 claims brought by parolees challenging due process violations in revocation proceedings. The court reasoned that detained parolees qualify as prisoners under the statute, thereby rejecting the district court's contrary interpretation.
The D.C. Circuit denied CenturyTel's petition for review and granted enforcement of the NLRB's order, holding that the Board's finding of a violation of Sections 8(a)(5) and (1) of the National Labor Relations Act was supported by substantial evidence. The court concluded that CenturyTel improperly failed to furnish information regarding non-union technicians working within the Union's jurisdiction despite the collective bargaining agreement's provisions on crossing jurisdictional boundaries.
The D.C. Circuit denied Boutique Air's petition for review regarding the Department of Transportation's selection of Key Lime Air for Essential Air Service subsidies in Jackson, Tennessee. The court affirmed that the agency's decision was not arbitrary or capricious despite Boutique Air's arguments regarding cost, precedent, and subsidy caps.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that had prohibited the City of Atlanta from enforcing a residency requirement for referendum signature gatherers. The court held that under controlling Georgia state law, the plaintiffs lacked the right to utilize a referendum petition to challenge a local ordinance, thereby failing to demonstrate the irreparable harm necessary for injunctive relief.