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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The First Circuit affirmed the sex trafficking and obstruction convictions of Ricardo Middleton, rejecting challenges to expert testimony on trauma and memory. The court dismissed an ineffective assistance of counsel claim as premature, directing the defendant to raise it in a collateral proceeding.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint. The court held that the Federal Tort Claims Act bars claims for intentional torts committed during the detention of goods at a border inspection.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a per curiam order granting a temporary stay of execution for Edward Lee Busby. The court paused the scheduled May fourteenth, two thousand twenty-six execution pending further orders or a Supreme Court decision in a related case.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging a murder conviction, holding that the trial judge's conduct did not demonstrate bias or render the trial fundamentally unfair.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a habeas corpus petition challenging a Bureau of Prisons calculation of good conduct time credits. The court held that the Bureau of Prisons properly applied statutory guidelines to reduce credits for disciplinary violations even when the inmate was serving a life sentence.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal for lack of jurisdiction due to a late notice of appeal. The court later directed the district court to treat a separate filing as a timely notice of appeal to open a new appeal.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed a federal prisoner's application for a certificate of appealability because the issues raised did not involve the denial of a constitutional right. The court clarified that procedural questions regarding successive habeas motions cannot bypass statutory restrictions on second-or-successive petitions.
The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court's dismissal of a habeas petition because the lower court failed to provide the petitioner notice and an opportunity to respond. The appellate court remanded the case to ensure compliance with the procedural requirements established in Boyd v. Thompson.
The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court's dismissal of a federal prisoner's habeas petition because the lower court failed to provide notice and an opportunity to respond. The appellate court remanded the case to ensure the petitioner received the procedural protections required under Ninth Circuit precedent.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a tribal member's federal lawsuit against her tribe and council members. The court held that the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because the plaintiff failed to allege claims under color of state law or a cognizable federal cause of action.