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Every decision we've filed under Constitutional.
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.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the government's motion for summary affirmance in a criminal forfeiture appeal. The court held that the appellant failed to establish standing and did not properly challenge the district court's procedural rulings.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion to correct plain errors. The court held that Rule fifty-two, subsection b does not apply to district courts and that the motion was untimely or barred as a successive habeas petition.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a conviction for wire fraud and money laundering, rejecting the defendant's claim that admitting WhatsApp messages violated his right to testify. The court held that using a defendant's discovery production to authenticate evidence does not infringe upon the constitutional right to testify.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a habeas motion challenging ineffective assistance of counsel. The court held that defense counsel's concession of guilt to second-degree murder did not constitute structural error under McCoy v. Louisiana.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a pro se litigant leave to amend his complaint. The appellate panel found the lower court acted within its authority in dismissing the case for failing to state a claim and for being time-barred.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a habeas corpus petition filed by a state prisoner. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the petitioner failed to show that the district court's procedural ruling was debatable.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a state prisoner challenging the timeliness of his habeas corpus petition. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required for a certificate of appealability.