Criminal Law & White Collar
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First Circuit Nixes Defendant's Bid To Block 'Graphic' CSAM Evidence
The First Circuit on Wednesday affirmed Kevin Lee Ross's child pornography conviction, rejecting his argument that stipulating to evidence should have blocked the government fro...
Eighth Circuit Nixes Isham's 'Custody' Claim, Affirms Assault Conviction
The Eighth Circuit on Monday upheld a domestic violence conviction and rejected arguments that a defendant's incriminating statements to police should have been suppressed, ruli...
Eighth Circuit Nixes Child Abuse Conviction, Slams Feds' 'Particular Proceeding' Proof
The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday vacated a Native American ranch hand's witness tampering conviction while affirming 13 other charges including child sexual abuse, ruling the gover...
Eighth Circuit Nixes Williams Challenge To 444-Month Robbery 'Package' Sentence
The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday rejected Dante Williams' challenge to his 444-month prison sentence for two home invasion robberies that resulted in a woman's death, affirming a N...
Sixth Circuit Nixes '50% Rule' For Early Supervised Release Termination
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday vacated a Tennessee federal judge's denial of early supervised release termination for a drug offender, ruling that courts cannot use "blanket rules...
Sixth Circuit Axes Excessive Force Suit, Says Officers 'Did Not Violate Clearly Established Rights'
A Sixth Circuit panel on Tuesday reversed a federal judge's partial denial of qualified immunity to Detroit police officers accused of using excessive force during a 2019 arrest...
First Circuit Affirms 'Multimillion' Sentences In Mass Save Bribery Scheme
The First Circuit on Tuesday upheld 27-month prison sentences for two brothers who admitted bribing energy program officials to secure lucrative contracts, rejecting their claim...
Ninth Circuit Axes Career Offender Enhancement Over 'Indivisible' Nevada Statute
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a federal judge's dismissal of Francis Casildo's sentence vacation motion, holding his prior Nevada drug conviction couldn't support career...
Eighth Circuit Nixes Parolee Lawyers' 'Prison' Fee Cap Dodge
The Eighth Circuit Monday vacated attorneys' fee awards in a Missouri parolee lawsuit, ruling that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's fee cap applies to parolees facing revocati...
Seventh Circuit Nixes Death Row Inmate's 'Brain Scan' Transport Order
A Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday reversed a district court's order granting a death row inmate transportation for brain scans, ruling the testing lacked sufficient nexus to hi...
Fifth Circuit Nixes Victims' 'Mandamus' Challenge To Boeing NPA
The Fifth Circuit on Monday rejected families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims' request to set aside a $1.1 billion non-prosecution agreement with the planemaker, finding the Dep...
Fourth Circuit Nixes 'Material Discrepancy' In Supervised Release Terms, Orders Resentencing
A Fourth Circuit panel on Tuesday vacated a North Carolina woman's drug sentence after finding a 'material discrepancy' between the written judgment's supervised release conditi...
Third Circuit Nixes Prisoner's Addiction Treatment Claims, Calls Dismissal 'Deliberate Indifference'
A Third Circuit panel Monday rejected a Pennsylvania prisoner's Eighth Amendment and Americans with Disabilities Act claims challenging his removal from an opioid addiction trea...
Appeals Court Revives Sex Trafficking Victims' Claims Against Hotel Operators 'Participation in a Venture'
The Eleventh Circuit revived TVPRA beneficiary claims by three sex trafficking victims against hotel operators Tuesday, ruling the victims had produced sufficient evidence that...
Tenth Circuit Revives Excessive-Force Suit Against Officer Who Shot Unarmed Black Man
The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday reversed summary judgment for a Tulsa police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man with raised hands, ruling the officer violated 'clearl...
Fifth Circuit Slams Louisiana Prison 'Atavistic' Medical Ruling, Axes District Court Order
The Fifth Circuit ruled en banc Wednesday that a Louisiana federal judge's sweeping medical care injunction against the state penitentiary at Angola violated the Prison Litigati...
Fourth Circuit Nixes Habeas Relief Over Juror's 'Fear' Comments
A Fourth Circuit panel affirmed Sunday a West Virginia federal judge's denial of habeas relief to a sex abuse convict who claimed a juror's statements about knowing his family a...
Fourth Circuit Nixes Prisoner's ADA Claim Construction in 'Essential Grievance' Ruling
The Fourth Circuit on Monday affirmed a Virginia federal judge's decision not to construe a pro se prisoner's medical accommodation complaint as stating an Americans with Disabi...
First Circuit Affirms Gun Trafficking Sentence Despite 'Close' Call
The First Circuit on Monday affirmed a 57-month prison sentence for a gun trafficking defendant, ruling that a federal judge properly relied on a co-conspirator's statement desp...
Ninth Circuit Slams 'Gradual Accumulation' Challenge To Prison Trust Fund Seizures
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed a district court's authority to seize accumulated family deposits from an inmate's trust account for unpaid restitution, holding that t...