Writing for a unanimous panel, Circuit Judge Stark, joined by Judges Dyk and Hughes, dismissed appeals by two veterans on Tuesday, holding that claimants lacked standing to challenge Veterans Court dismissals where the Board of Veterans' Appeals had already...
Circuit Judge Johnnie B. Rawlinson, joined by Judges Patrick J. Bumatay and Gabriel P. Sanchez, on Thursday certified three questions to the Arizona Supreme Court regarding whether a 2022 amendment to the Arizona Peace Officers Bill of Rights retroactively...
Circuit Judge Ronald Lee Gilman, joined by Judges Kethledge and Hermandorfer, on Thursday affirmed dismissal of a former councilman's claims that city officials orchestrated his prosecution to retaliate for his political speech, ruling that 'the finding of...
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday largely rejected Illinois prison officials' challenge to a federal consent decree governing medical care for inmates, affirming a district judge's decision that requires specific findings under federal prison law before any...
The Seventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a federal judge's modification of an Illinois prison medical care consent decree, ruling that enforcement of an implementation plan requires findings under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, declaring 'the implementation...
The Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that Nebraska State Patrol can invoke sovereign immunity to block a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition subpoena because the "disruptive" request would "infringe on Nebraska's autonomy" and require over 100 hours of taxpayer-funded time...
The Sixth Circuit on Monday reversed a Kentucky federal judge's decision denying injunctive relief to a sitting district judge, ruling that the state Judicial Conduct Commission could not constitutionally enforce ethics rules against statements that were 'r...
The First Circuit on Wednesday rejected HUD's bid to dissolve injunctions blocking its controversial homeless funding overhaul, finding the agency failed to show a "strong showing" that a new appropriations law undermined preliminary orders preserving billi...
Justice Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday led an 8-1 Supreme Court majority in striking down Colorado's ban on 'conversion therapy' as applied to talk therapy, writing that the law 'regulates speech based on viewpoint' in violation of the First Amendment.
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld a federal judge's finding that Florida violated the Americans with Disabilities Act through 'systemic institutionalization' of medically complex children, ruling that the state's failure to provide adequate home nursin...
The Eighth Circuit on Monday affirmed a district court's preliminary injunction blocking Arkansas from enforcing an election rule requiring handwritten "wet" signatures on voter registration applications, ruling the requirement "is not material in determini...
The Federal Circuit on Monday affirmed denial of special monthly compensation to a veteran with a total disability rating based on multiple impairments, holding that the phrase 'a service-connected disability rated as total' requires a single disability.
A Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday rejected the Education Department's emergency bid for more time to process borrower defense applications, saying the agency failed to show "extraordinary circumstances" warranted relief from its settlement deadline.