/appellate?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Appellate Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:39:12 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327712?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327712 The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to halt removals of alleged Venezuelan gang members detained in Texas under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, pending further input from the court. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:07:59 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327538?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327538 The Eleventh Circuit on Friday refused to revive a former call center director's Americans with Disabilities Act suit against a financial services company, holding that the company had legitimate reasons to fire her and reasonably accommodated her request to work from home due to her Crohn's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:20:27 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327643?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327643 A split Sixth Circuit panel clarified on Friday that a new federal law banning the mandatory arbitration of sexual-harassment claims may apply to alleged misconduct that occurred before the law was enacted, while a dissenting judge slammed the majority's opinion as a "formula for disaster." Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:19:27 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327607?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327607 The Fifth Circuit has knocked down a Texas-based real estate investor's fight against a receivership imposed upon his entities by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, saying the lower court did not exceed its authority in allowing the receivership in the $26 million fraud case. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:16:02 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327687?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327687 A group of Venezuelans detained in northern Texas launched a multipronged effort Friday to prevent the Trump administration from removing them to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act before they can have their day in court, asking the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit and two district courts for emergency relief. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:52:52 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327649?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327649 A Florida federal judge has scheduled a third hearing on claim construction in a ParkerVision Inc. lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. over wireless communications patents, while commenting about "the inefficiency of patent litigation." Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:37:03 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327440?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327440 The First Circuit on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision that a challenge to Massachusetts' 20-year-old ban on assault weapons is unlikely to succeed on the grounds that聽the ban comports with historical tradition. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:33:58 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327460?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327460 A Chicago suburb was correctly rejected in its bid to enforce a contract provision requiring Northern Illinois University Foundation to donate a parcel of land it decided not to develop into a branch campus, a state appellate panel said. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:19:23 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327521?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327521 Environmental groups have asked the Tenth Circuit to preserve a lower court's order halting construction on a Denver dam, saying a stay requested by the city was filed prematurely. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:05:13 +0000 /appellate/articles/2326904?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2326904 The Ninth Circuit won't be rethinking a panel decision refusing to revive a defunct brokerage platform's case accusing Zillow and the National Association of Realtors of anticompetitively relegating its listings from Zillow's main page. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:56:45 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327560?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327560 A former bank CEO accused of helping ex-lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh steal client money pled guilty Friday to fraud ahead of a retrial, months after his initial conviction was overturned based on jury irregularities. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:53:54 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327585?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327585 An Apache nonprofit behind the effort to save an ancient worship site from destruction in Arizona is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly rule on its petition after the federal government announced it is moving forward with plans to transfer the site to Resolution Copper for mining. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:39:49 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327244?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327244 The Fifth Circuit has wiped out the $57 million fine that the Federal Communications Commission slapped AT&T with after it and the other major mobile carriers were found to have been selling off people's location data, saying such a penalty without a jury trial was unconstitutional. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:31:59 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327497?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327497 The U.S. Supreme Court's revival of Cornell University workers' class action alleging聽excessive retirement plan fees will likely spur a rise in lawsuits zeroing in聽on employers' arrangements with recordkeepers and other service providers, and could make those cases tougher to knock out of court, attorneys say. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:31:43 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327669?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327669 Welcome to IP Notebook, a recurring series that highlights disputes and legal developments that raise novel or crucial questions in the trademark and copyright space. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:26:40 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327055?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327055 A Texas appeals panel has found the state can pursue an injunction blocking the enforcement of a city of San Marcos ordinance that prohibits enforcement of some cannabis laws, saying the city is not immune to claims that the ordinance is in violation of state law. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:17:57 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327511?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327511 The Eleventh Circuit on Friday reversed a $3.3 million judgment against a Florida lodge over a shooting that resulted in a woman's death, finding in a split ruling a jury should decide the bad faith issue of whether its insurer should've offered to settle based on the premises' liability. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:00:32 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327452?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327452 A Black man who won a seminal case proving racial bias tainted the jury selection process in his capital murder trial is fighting prosecutors' efforts to undo the ruling, telling North Carolina's highest court the state has no statutory right to appeal. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:53:31 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327520?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327520 The D.C. Circuit on Friday revived claims by two Black employees of a union who allege they were disparately affected by a COVID-19 vaccination policy where more Black employees than white employees were fired if they didn't get vaccinated, saying their racial discrimination allegations regarding the policy "cross the line from conceivable to plausible." Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:48:22 +0000 /appellate/articles/2327496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /appellate/articles/2327496 A D.C. Circuit panel held Friday that the federal government's decision to remove a dual U.S.-Yemeni citizen from its no-fly list mooted his challenge of a prior determination that had kept him on it.