A federal court in Washington D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Hawaiian non-profit organization seeking to overturn the denial of an H-1B visa for a prospective employee. The court ruled that it lacked the authority to review the consular officer’s decision, citing the long-standing legal principle known as…
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Alabama Court Reverses Victim Compensation Denial, Citing Agency’s Narrow Reading of “Criminally Injurious Conduct”
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has stepped in on a dispute over crime victim compensation, siding with a brother whose claim for his sister’s funeral expenses was denied by the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission (ACVCC). The appellate court ruled that the ACVCC’s decision—which hinged on a very narrow…
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Trump Officials and New York Authorities Cleared as Court Dismisses “Fake Prosecution” Suit
A federal judge in Washington D.C. has dismissed a sweeping lawsuit filed by a New York resident who claimed she was the victim of a vast conspiracy involving state, city, and federal officials to pursue a baseless misdemeanor criminal case against her. The court found it lacked the authority to…
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City Loses Appeal Over Injury Claim Due to Missing Proof of Notice
The City of New Haven’s attempt to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit stemming from a fall in a city tunnel has succeeded on appeal, as the Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the injured plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence proving the city actually received her mandatory notice of claim. The…
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Bodycam Footage Destroyed, Post Orders Under Review: Supreme Court Limits Public Records Access for Inmate
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,…