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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Louis Charles Younglove for drug distribution. The court held that officers had probable cause for a warrantless arrest and that the district court properly conducted a de novo resentencing.
The Eleventh Circuit held that parents retain a fundamental right to live with their children even if they have committed state-defined misconduct. The court ruled that Alabama's law permanently barring sex offenders from residing with their own children violates substantive due process.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Saltgrass in a contract dispute over a property covenant. The court held that uncontroverted testimony from the drafter resolved the ambiguity, making interpretation a question of law rather than a jury issue.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a petition for rehearing en banc in this habeas corpus dispute. The court vacated the prior panel opinion and ordered a full rehearing with oral argument to be scheduled.
The Seventh Circuit rejected the government's arguments to dismiss petitions for review filed by noncitizens seeking withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture relief. The court held that reinstatement orders are final orders of removal subject to judicial review and that the thirty-day filing deadline is subject to equitable tolling.
The Seventh Circuit rejected the government's motion to dismiss petitions for review filed by noncitizens seeking withholding of removal or Convention Against Torture relief. The court held that the thirty-day filing deadline is subject to equitable tolling and that reinstatement orders remain subject to judicial review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a motion to remand the case to the Merit Systems Protection Board. The court ordered the Board to reconsider its holding in light of two recent decisions without addressing the merits of the parties' arguments.
The Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of constitutional challenges to Kansas City and Jackson County ordinances regulating conversion therapy. The court remanded the case for reconsideration in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Chiles versus Salazar.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a habeas corpus petition filed by a state prisoner. The court held that the Minnesota Supreme Court did not unreasonably apply federal law when it found the admission of an improperly obtained confession to be harmless error.
The Fifth Circuit held that an appeal from a supervised release revocation is not moot when the challenged conditions formed the basis for a subsequent revocation. The court vacated two conditions that were not orally pronounced at sentencing and dismissed the remainder of the appeal as moot.