Writing for a unanimous panel Tuesday, Circuit Judge José Cabranes held that the Supreme Court's 2021 decision in United States v. Palomar-Santiago 'squarely abrogates' Second Circuit precedent that had allowed defend...
Writing for a 2-1 panel, Circuit Judge Grant on Thursday reversed a district court's grant of habeas relief to death row inmate Marcus Bernard Williams, holding that new evidence of childhood sexual abuse would not ha...
A unanimous Sixth Circuit panel on Friday removed a court-appointed attorney from a criminal appeal and referred him for discipline after he admitted using artificial intelligence to draft briefs containing fabricated...
Chief Judge Colloton, writing for a unanimous Eighth Circuit panel, on Thursday affirmed a 12-month revocation sentence for a drug offender who argued his constitutional rights were violated when a judge rather than jury found facts supporting the punishmen...
Circuit Judge Smith, writing for a unanimous Eighth Circuit panel on Thursday, upheld dismissal of constitutional claims by a St. Louis County family whose home was raided by SWAT officers searching for stolen AirPods that were actually in the street, rulin...
Circuit Judge Chin, joined by Judges Cabranes and Robinson, affirmed a Northern District of New York ruling that denied Christopher Pence's motion to suppress statements he made to FBI agents before receiving Miranda warnings, holding that 'a reasonable per...
U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee on Wednesday denied a certificate of appealability to a Mississippi petitioner challenging his indictment on speedy trial grounds, ruling that 'jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid clai...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew S. Harris on Tuesday ordered an incarcerated plaintiff to clarify his allegations against prison supervisors in his civil rights lawsuit stemming from an alleged assault, warning that 'failure to timely comply with the requireme...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew S. Harris on Tuesday ordered a pro se prisoner to provide specific allegations against named defendants in his civil rights lawsuit, finding that Jason Leshun Naylor's complaint lacks factual detail about how officials violated...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew S. Harris on Wednesday ordered a detained plaintiff to provide additional details about injuries he allegedly sustained after being placed in a cell without shower access for extended periods, warning that failure to comply coul...
U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky is considering a federal prosecutor's motion to admit evidence that defendant Sarah Carter previously took other conspirators to buy methamphetamine from her Mississippi supplier, with the government arguing Tuesday that 'Ca...
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Tuesday ordered supplemental briefing in a criminal case after noting that no party had addressed Tenth Circuit precedent suggesting 'the right to present a defense does not displace traditional testimonial privileges.'
U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. on Wednesday denied a compassionate release motion from a convicted drug dealer serving 14 years for trafficking and firearm offenses, ruling that 'non-retroactive changes in the law do not constitute extraordinary a...
U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. on Tuesday denied a methamphetamine dealer's third attempt at compassionate release, ruling that the death of his wife in a car accident did not constitute 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' for reducing his 262-...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dana M. Douglas on Tuesday ordered federal prosecutors to produce all exculpatory evidence in a criminal case against defendant Errol Points, warning that 'failing to do so in a timely manner may result in consequences, including, but...
U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara on Monday reminded federal prosecutors of their constitutional duty to turn over evidence favorable to the defense in a criminal case, warning that 'failure to do so in a timely manner may result in consequences, includ...
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. on Wednesday denied a pro se civil rights plaintiff's requests for preliminary injunctive relief, finding that Lathan Word failed to show irreparable harm from the named defendants while warning that ongoing criminal...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly E. Scott on Tuesday granted next friend standing to a pro se litigant seeking to file a habeas corpus petition on behalf of his detained employee, ruling that 'the interest of justice here require the Court to appoint counsel'...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on Tuesday granted a motion for appointed counsel to an immigration detainee who had been found by an immigration court to be 'mentally incompetent to represent himself,' ruling that 'the interests of justice require t...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on Wednesday denied without prejudice a summary judgment motion in a Section 1983 case, ruling that the defendant failed to provide the pro se prisoner plaintiff with required 'fair notice' under Ninth Circuit precedent.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Kistler on Tuesday denied a habeas corpus petition filed by a Laotian immigrant challenging his re-detention, finding that the government followed proper procedures and that the petitioner 'has received the process that he w...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on Wednesday recommended that immigration authorities immediately release a Cuban asylum seeker detained for over five months without a bond hearing, finding that the government 'deprived of his liberty without due proce...
U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on Tuesday denied pro se prisoner Jamie Osuna's motion for reconsideration of a magistrate judge's screening order, finding that Osuna failed to show the magistrate judge's rejection of his retaliation claims was 'cle...