The Ohio Supreme Court has largely sided with the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) in a public records dispute brought by an incarcerated individual, Thomas Clark. The court denied requests for body-worn camera recordings, citing their non-existence, and dismissed a claim regarding altered documents. However, the court has paused…
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Manley Fails to Overturn Probation Revocation; Court Upholds Sentence Length and Procedural Bar on Statute Challenge
A Virginia man’s challenge to the revocation of his suspended sentence has been rejected by the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Ronald Lee Manley argued that the sentencing court abused its discretion by imposing 2 years and 16 days of active incarceration and that his subsequent indefinite term of supervised…
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Court Dodges Substantive Claims, Upholds Dismissal Over Technical Flubs
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a pro se litigant’s civil rights lawsuit, not because the underlying claims lacked merit, but because the appellant failed to convince the court that technical filing errors by the opposing side caused him actual harm. Michael J. Wright, who…
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Donald Trump Wins Appellate Court Stay Blocking Order to Withdraw National Guard From D.C.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has granted an emergency stay pending appeal, effectively pausing the district court’s order that sought to immediately withdraw National Guard troops deployed in the District of Columbia. The appellate court signaled that the federal defendants—including President Trump and the Department of…
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Convictions Swiftly, Citing Binding Precedent
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has summarily affirmed the convictions and sentence of Romuel Angrand, ruling that his main legal challenges were already settled by existing circuit precedent. The court granted the government’s motion for summary affirmance, concluding that Angrand’s arguments were clearly wrong as…
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Fifth Circuit Says Chinese National Lacks Standing to Challenge Texas Property Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Chinese national challenging Texas Senate Bill 17 (SB 17), a law restricting property acquisition by individuals domiciled in certain foreign countries, including China. The court ruled that the plaintiff, Peng Wang,…
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Arkansas Supreme Court Clears Way for Legislative Edits to Medical Marijuana Law
The Arkansas Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling concerning the power of the state’s General Assembly to amend voter-approved constitutional changes, specifically those related to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016 (Amendment 98). In a decision that overturns decades-old precedent, the Court found that the legislature *does* possess…
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Supreme Court Rules Property Owner Must Raise Map Act Claims During Direct Condemnation
The North Carolina Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling concerning when property owners must seek compensation for development restrictions imposed by the now-repealed Roadway Corridor Official Map Act (Map Act). In a case involving William T. Sanders and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the Court held that…
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First Circuit Overturns Injunction Against New Medicaid Funding Restrictions Targeting Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has vacated preliminary injunctions that had previously blocked the enforcement of a 2025 law designed to withhold Medicaid funding from certain abortion providers, primarily affecting Planned Parenthood affiliates. The appellate court disagreed with the district court’s finding that the Planned Parenthood…
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Vermont Supreme Court Dismisses Housing Appeal as Moot
The Vermont Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal brought by the Department for Children and Families (DCF) concerning eligibility for the state’s Emergency Housing Program, ruling that the case is now moot because the underlying issue is no longer a “live controversy” between the parties. The dispute centered on H.D.’s…