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Every decision we've filed under Sex Offenses.
The First Circuit affirmed Keion Rowell's conviction for sex trafficking of a minor, rejecting his Fourth Amendment challenge to a warrantless police entry. The court also dismissed claims regarding courtroom sealing, evidence admission, and alternate jurors, finding no reversible error in any instance.
The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an employment discrimination lawsuit after finding the plaintiff committed witness tampering on the eve of trial. The court held that conditioning a custody agreement on a witness's refusal to testify constituted a fraud on the court warranting the severe sanction of dismissal.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant for conspiring to violate the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act under 18 U.S.C. § 241. The court rejected the argument that the FACE Act's own enforcement scheme precludes the use of the broader conspiracy statute.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of jail administrators and the City of Jasper, ruling that plaintiffs failed to prove the supervisors knew of or tolerated widespread sexual abuse by jailers. The court held that without evidence of actual knowledge or a persistent custom of misconduct, the administrators could not be held liable under the Eighth Amendment or the TVPRA.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction against Idaho's 'recruiting' prong of its abortion trafficking statute, ruling it unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment. However, the court reversed the injunction regarding the 'harboring' and 'transporting' provisions, finding those terms cover non-expressive conduct unlikely to violate the Constitution.
The Second Circuit affirmed Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction and sentence for sex trafficking and related offenses involving minors. The court rejected Maxwell's arguments that a prior non-prosecution agreement barred her prosecution, that the indictment was untimely, and that jury misconduct or improper instructions warranted a new trial.