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Apr 30 2026
8th Cir. 25-2709 Panel Decision

Allen Pyron v. Johnston

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se civil rights lawsuit brought by civilly committed individuals against Minnesota Sex Offender Program officials and JPay LLC. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that the district judge did not err in dismissing the case without referring it to a magistrate judge.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 30 2026
4th Cir. 25-1223 Per Curiam

Mark Marvin v. CASA, Inc.

The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a nonparty challenging a district court's refusal to docket his unauthorized motion. The court held that the order returning the motion was neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order, leaving the appellant without standing to proceed.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 30 2026
5th Cir. 25-40215 Published

Shanter Norman Plaintiff— v. Beaumont Independent School District; Beaumont Independent School District Police Department; Shannon Allen, Doctor, Superintendent

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former police officer's employment discrimination claims because his amended complaint failed to plead sufficient facts to support his theories of retaliation and hostile work environment. The court held that the officer could not rely on a declaration attached to his appellate response to cure factual deficiencies in his original pleading regarding the context of his social media post.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Civil Rights - Section 1983 Qualified Immunity
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Apr 30 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-1846 Panel Decision

WILDSEED MOBILE, LLC v. GOOGLE LLC

The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision that Wildseed's patent claims were unpatentable as obvious. The court rejected Wildseed's narrow interpretation of claim language regarding user data, ruling that derived information from text messages satisfies the patent's requirements.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 30 2026
4th Cir. 25-6568 Per Curiam

RODNEY E. COBBS v. MARGARET A. HUTZENBILER; EMILY G. LANKLER, District Attorney's Office; CONNIE JORDAN, Assistant District Attorney; JEANNIE BERG; ARIKA SIDBURY; COURTNEY M. LAST

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights lawsuit because the appellant failed to challenge the specific legal grounds for the lower court's ruling in his informal brief. By not preserving the necessary issues for review, the appellant forfeited his right to contest the dismissal on appeal.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 30 2026
1st Cir. 25-1212 Panel Decision

New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association v. Lutnick

The First Circuit held that the New England Fishery Management Council functions solely as an advisory body and does not exercise final executive authority under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Consequently, the Council's involvement in developing Framework Adjustment 65 does not violate the Appointments Clause, and the reduced catch limits for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan remain in full effect.

Civil Tax (Civil)
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Apr 30 2026
Fed. Cir. 26-1199 Panel Decision

Smiler v. SSA

The Federal Circuit transferred an appeal involving federal employment discrimination to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania because district courts hold exclusive jurisdiction over such claims. The court relied on the prohibition against bifurcating discrimination allegations from other employment actions.

Civil Social Security
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Apr 30 2026
4th Cir. 25-6368 Per Curiam

Jones v. Frost

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Trevor Andrew Jones's civil rights complaint for failure to state a claim. The court declined to address the merits of the constitutional allegations, upholding the procedural dismissal while denying related motions to strike and appoint counsel.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 29 2026
11th Cir. 8:25-cv-00444-WFJ-SPF Per Curiam

Blair Clark v. David Bell

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Blair Clark's malicious prosecution claim because his complaint failed to identify a specific legal process that was constitutionally infirm. The court held that an officer's probable cause affidavit submitted to a prosecutor does not constitute the legal process required to sustain a Fourth Amendment malicious prosecution claim.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Qualified Immunity
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