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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's motion to reopen as an unauthorized successive habeas petition. The court held that the filing sought relief on the merits and thus required pre-filing authorization under AEDPA.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed Henry Konah Koffie's drug trafficking convictions, ruling that constitutional errors at trial were harmless due to overwhelming independent evidence of guilt. The court addressed issues involving the Confrontation Clause, Fourth Amendment suppression, and the denial of a Franks hearing.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a substantive due process claim against law enforcement officers who shared child pornography images with an untrained auxiliary officer. The court held that no fundamental liberty interest exists in preventing the sharing of such images during an investigation, even when the recipient retains them without authority.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process claim against law enforcement officials. The court held that no fundamental liberty interest exists protecting minors from police sharing sexually explicit images with an untrained auxiliary officer during an investigation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed this appeal sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction. The court found the petitioner's notice of appeal was untimely because the district court failed to enter a separate judgment.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights claim alleging that police officers violated victims' substantive due process rights by sharing child pornography images with an untrained auxiliary officer. The court held that no fundamental liberty interest exists under the Due Process Clause protecting against such disclosure during an ongoing criminal investigation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Mackie James Walker, Jr. The court found the petition moot because the district court had recently denied relief on his underlying motions.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Trent Russell's conviction for wrongfully obtaining health information and destroying records, rejecting claims that his interview was coerced and that the evidence was insufficient. The court held that the screenshot of Justice Ginsburg's medical visits constituted protected health information and that the district court properly limited cross-examination without violating the Confrontation Clause.
The D.C. Circuit denied the government's petition for a writ of mandamus. The court found the district court's investigation into the government's actions was an abuse of discretion.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed this appeal sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction. The court found that the petitioner's notice of appeal was filed well past the statutory deadline.