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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction for identity theft after rejecting a challenge to a traffic stop. The court held that an officer's pacing method provided sufficient probable cause to believe the defendant was speeding.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the timeliness of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate sentence. The court found the appellant failed to demonstrate a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a federal prisoner seeking relief under a motion filed under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five. The court concluded that the appellant failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a state prisoner seeking relief from a district court order denying his habeas corpus petition. The court found the prisoner failed to demonstrate a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Carl William Murdaugh challenging the denial of his federal habeas corpus motion. The court held that Murdaugh failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a state prisoner seeking habeas corpus relief. The court held that the petitioner failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by an incarcerated Texas prisoner who sought to proceed in forma pauperis. The court held that the prisoner failed to meet the three-strikes bar exception because he was not under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit remanded this case to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's recent judgment. The Supreme Court previously determined that the Colorado statute regulating conversion therapy regulates speech in a viewpoint-discriminatory manner subject to strict scrutiny.
The Third Circuit affirmed the convictions of Kareem Harry despite finding that federal marshals and the district court erroneously excluded his mother and the public from the courtroom during trial. The court held that these errors did not seriously affect the fairness or integrity of the judicial proceedings.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and affirmed as modified in part the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion for voluntary recusal and his successive habeas motion. The court clarified that while the recusal denial was proper, the lower court should have dismissed the successive motion claims without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.