Topic
Every decision we've filed under Standing.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release because he was sentenced after the relevant sentencing guideline amendment took effect. The court also dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding a final forfeiture order, ruling that he lacked standing since his property rights were already settled by the preliminary forfeiture order.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding a final forfeiture order due to lack of standing. The court affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction motion because the defendant was sentenced after the relevant sentencing guideline amendment took effect.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Hawaii violated the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide a statewide voter list. The court held that while the plaintiff had standing and the claim was ripe, the statute does not require states to disclose voter lists themselves.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a voting rights complaint, ruling that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate the concrete and particularized injury required for Article III standing. The court held that the alleged harms were conjectural rather than actual or imminent, rendering the claims non-justiciable.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the City of Rock Hill, ruling that a short-term rental host lacks standing to assert the constitutional rights of his transient guests. The court further held that the city's zoning regulations limiting short-term rentals are a valid exercise of traditional police power subject only to rational basis review.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling upholding Rock Hill, South Carolina's short-term rental regulations. The court held that the plaintiff lacked standing to assert his guests' constitutional rights and that the city's zoning rules satisfied rational basis review.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a complaint alleging violations of federal constitutional and Maryland election laws. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's ruling.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling upholding Colorado's ban on unserialized firearms while reversing the lower court's standing determination regarding the purchase of such parts. The appellate court held that the possession ban regulates conduct beyond commercial sales conditions and is not presumptively constitutional under the Second Amendment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of arbitration for domestic insurers while vacating the refusal to stay litigation pending arbitration of foreign insurers. The court held that separate contracts existed between the hospital and each insurer, precluding the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards for domestic entities.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of landowners' Fifth Amendment takings claims, ruling that they failed to state a valid claim for a judicial taking. Although the court found the plaintiffs had standing and that sovereign immunity did not bar the suit, it held that the New Mexico Supreme Court's decision merely clarified existing public easements rather than taking established property rights.