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Jul 7 2025
United States Court… 25-5278 Panel Decision

Uzamere v. Trump

The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a complaint filed against the President, ruling that the pleading failed to provide fair notice of the claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). The court further held that the district court properly declined to grant leave to amend sua sponte because the appellant identified no viable amendments that would entitle her to relief.

Admiralty / Maritime Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Jun 20 2025
5th Cir. 24-30706 Panel Decision

Roake v. Brumley

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking a Louisiana statute requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments. The court held that the statute violates the Establishment Clause and that the plaintiffs have standing to challenge it.

Civil Civil Rights - Education Standing
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Jun 5 2025
9th Cir. 2:20-cv-01030- Per Curiam

Mooney v. Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc.

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to apply a fluctuating federal interest rate to a mixed federal and state law judgment. The court held that when a verdict does not distinguish between state and federal claims, the district court retains discretion to select the rate that most accurately compensates the plaintiff for lost wages.

Civil Labor
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Jun 4 2025
4th Cir. 25-1232 Panel Decision

Jonathan R. v. Morrisey

The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal that held federal judges lacked the power to order systemic reforms in West Virginia's foster care system. The appellate court affirmed that federal courts have both the authority and the duty to remedy constitutional violations through comprehensive injunctive relief.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner Standing
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May 21 2025
5th Cir. 24-60084 Panel Decision

Deep South Center for Environmental Justice v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed petitions for review filed by three environmental organizations challenging an Environmental Protection Agency order. The court held that all petitioners lacked Article III standing to challenge the agency's grant of primary enforcement authority to the State of Louisiana.

Civil Environmental (Civil) Standing
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May 16 2025
9th Cir. 3:23-cv-00381-SK Published

ESTATE OF DECEDENT LOLOMANIA SOAKAI; LAVINIA SOAKAI, an individual and personal representative of Estate; DANIEL FIFITA, an individual; SAMIEUELA FINAU, an individual; INA LAVAL...

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for police officers involved in a high-speed chase where a fleeing suspect crashed into innocent bystanders. The court held that plaintiffs plausibly alleged a Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process violation by claiming the officers chased with a purpose to harm the suspect in a manner exceeding legitimate law enforcement needs, and that this right was clearly established.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Qualified Immunity
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May 5 2025
Fed. Cir. 25-1218 Panel Decision

TJTM Technologies, LLC v. Google LLC

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a patent for suppressing mobile notifications while driving is ineligible under Section one zero one of the Patent Act. The court held that the claimed invention merely recites an abstract idea of screening notifications applied to a conventional mobile device without a technological improvement.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 11 2025
7th Cir. 24-1217 Panel Decision

Griffith Foods International Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA

The Seventh Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a motion to certify a question of Illinois law to the state's highest court. The appellate court held that conflicting Illinois precedents regarding permitted industrial emissions create genuine uncertainty about whether such discharges constitute traditional environmental pollution under the Koloms standard.

Civil Insurance
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Apr 11 2025
7th Cir. 24-1223 Panel Decision

Griffith Foods International Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA

The Seventh Circuit certified to the Illinois Supreme Court the unsettled question of whether industrial emissions of ethylene oxide discharged pursuant to a regulatory permit constitute traditional environmental pollution under standard commercial general liability policies. The court reversed the district court's judgment and remanded the case to await the state supreme court's resolution of this critical insurance coverage issue.

Civil Insurance
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Mar 4 2025
9th Cir. 6:16-cv-00035- Published

STATE OF MONTANA v. TALEN MONTANA, LLC; NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION; UNITED STATES BURE...

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment quieting title to riverbeds, holding that only the Sun River to Black Eagle Falls Segment was navigable in fact at the time of Montana's statehood. The court rejected the State's argument that actual river use alone establishes navigability and confirmed that the segment-by-segment analysis required by PPL Montana was correctly applied to all disputed reaches.

Administrative / Agency Review Civil
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