The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has reversed the Madison Juvenile Court’s decision to terminate a mother’s parental rights to her five children. The appeals court found that the Madison County Department of Human Resources (DHR) did not make reasonable efforts to reunify the mother with her children before seeking…
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Juan Carlos Pastor-Hernandez Loses Appeal on Deportation Order
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision to deny Juan Carlos Pastor-Hernandez’s motion to reopen his removal proceedings. The court found that the BIA correctly applied the law and that Pastor-Hernandez failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claim for voluntary…
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Court Upholds Denial of Disability Benefits for Jennifer Kavanaugh
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the District Court, upholding the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) denial of disability benefits to Jennifer Lynn Kavanaugh. The court found that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) followed the correct procedures, and that the evidence supported the decision that Kavanaugh…
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Court Denies Appeal in Deportation Case, Citing Illegal Re-Entry
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Harrington Campbell’s petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision. The BIA had previously denied Campbell’s third motion to reopen his removal proceedings and his fourth motion to reopen. The court’s decision rests on the legal principle that Campbell…
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Father’s Custody Appeal Results in Court Remand
A recent ruling by the Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaiʻi has sent a custody case back to the Family Court for further review. The case involves a father, S.A., appealing decisions made by the Family Court regarding the custody of his child. The court’s decision highlights several procedural and…
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Court Dismisses Case Involving Alleged Kidnapping and Conspiracy
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed a case brought by Guangli Zhang, Chengshuo Zhang, and Shanshuo Zhang against 30 defendants, including government officials, hospitals, and state agencies. The plaintiffs, who are representing themselves (pro se), alleged that their child was kidnapped by the Administration for…
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Court Upholds Hate Crime Conviction, Rejecting Appeals from Defendant
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Marian Hudak on federal hate crime charges, rejecting his arguments against the admissibility of certain evidence. The case centered on Hudak’s racially motivated assaults against two men, and the court’s decision affirms the jury’s verdict. Background of the Case…
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Drug Dealer’s Prison Sentence Upheld by Appeals Court
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the 240-month prison sentence of Ulysses Bush, who was convicted of distributing methamphetamine. Bush challenged the sentence, arguing that the lower court wrongly applied certain enhancements and that the sentence itself was excessive. The appeals court disagreed, upholding the original sentence. The…
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Court Upholds Conviction in Domestic Violence Case, Citing Consent to Enter Home
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Jaison L. Coleman for unlawful possession of a firearm. The ruling centers on whether police officers lawfully entered Coleman’s home in response to a domestic violence call. The court found that the officers obtained valid consent to enter the…
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Court Upholds Sentence for Michigan Man Who Continued Criminal Behavior After Arrest
A recent ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the sentence of Corwin Monte Jett, Jr., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The court addressed two key issues: whether the district court properly denied Jett a reduction in his sentence for accepting responsibility,…