Topic
Every decision we've filed under Obstruction of Justice.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to the Forest Service in an environmental law dispute. The panel held that the Alliance for the Wild Rockies did not forfeit its challenge to a forest project's exemption from environmental review by failing to raise the issue during the initial scoping process.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the criminal conviction and sentence of Terry Leon Blankenship. The court found no reversible error in the district court's evidentiary rulings, sufficiency of evidence determination, or sentencing decision.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to dismiss an indictment for receiving a firearm while under felony indictment. The court held that federal law does not require an individualized assessment of dangerousness to disarm individuals facing felony charges.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a police officer who submitted a false report to cover up coercing a minor into sex. The court rejected challenges regarding federal jurisdiction intent, Franks hearing denials, the good-faith exception, and claims of substantial prejudice from indictment delay.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's employment discrimination and retaliation claims against a charter school system. The court held that the complaint failed to state plausible claims against specific defendants due to its conclusory nature.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal without prejudice of a pro se amended complaint as a shotgun pleading. The court also denied a motion to supplement the record and for judicial notice of an F.B.I. response letter.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the federal convictions of Stephen Pilson for kidnapping and violating an interstate protective order. The court held that the evidence supported a finding that the kidnapping began before the victim crossed state lines and that the Massachusetts no-contact order qualified as a federal protection order despite the victim's initial opposition.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion to vacate a criminal judgment. The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure sixty applies only to civil actions and cannot be used to challenge a criminal conviction.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's claims challenging the denial of his U.S. passport applications. The court held that the plaintiff's statutory claims were time-barred and that alternative remedies existed for his administrative and constitutional arguments.
The First Circuit vacated one conviction and affirmed others where a police officer was convicted for brutality and obstruction, ruling that a hearsay statement from the victim violated the Confrontation Clause on one count.