Sixth Circuit Revives First Amendment Suit Over Parking Citations Issued to Political Activist
Panel declines to extend Hartman and Nieves probable-cause rules to minor civil enforcement actions like parking tickets.
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Sixth Circuit Says Kentucky's Opioid Suit Against PBMs Belongs in Federal Court
The appeals court held that pharmacy benefit managers' integrated federal and commercial negotiations support removal under the federal officer statute.
Sixth Circuit Rules Kalshi's Sports Contracts Aren't Swaps, Reviving State Gambling Enforcement
The appeals court affirmed Ohio's denial of a preliminary injunction and vacated Tennessee's grant, holding that prediction market contracts are not protected from state gaming laws.
Sixth Circuit Upholds Billboard Restrictions After Severing Unconstitutional Public-Service Exemption
The panel held that the Village of St. Bernard's remaining billboard rules survive intermediate scrutiny and are severable from the invalidated public-service sign carve-out, offering guidance on Ohio severance law.
Sixth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on Michigan Fair and Just Treatment Claim
Panel says the district court should have declined supplemental jurisdiction over an unresolved Michigan constitutional issue after dismissing the federal claims.
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity, Rejects Deputy's Factual Account at Summary Judgment
The panel held disputed issues about whether a man with schizoaffective disorder posed a threat must go to the jury, and the officer could not relitigate facts on interlocutory appeal.
Sixth Circuit: Out-of-State Firm's Wage Garnishment Reaches Debtor's New Home State
Reversing dismissal, the Sixth Circuit holds that an Oklahoma law firm's use of a default judgment to garnish a Michigan worker's wages establishes minimum contacts, reviving an FDCPA suit against the firm.
Sixth Circuit, Sitting En Banc, Reverses Class Certification Against State Farm Over Vehicle Valuation Adjustment
The court joins other circuits in holding that individualized vehicle-by-vehicle valuation questions predominate over common claims about State Farm's 'typical negotiation adjustment,' offering insurers a template for defeating Rule 23(b)(3) certification in actual-cash-value disputes.
Sixth Circuit Upholds Supervised-Release Search In Gun Case
A published Sixth Circuit panel said officers had reasonable suspicion to search a Michigan house tied to a supervised releasee, rejecting both suppression arguments and a constitutional attack on the federal felon-in-possession law.
Sixth Circuit Faults Anders Brief In Gun Appeal
The panel told defense counsel to explain why Joseph Harris’ guilty plea, appeal waiver and potential appellate issues leave no arguable basis for relief before it rules on withdrawal.
Sixth Circuit Upholds Veteran's $108K Forfeiture Despite Sentencing Errors
The panel said a Kentucky federal court violated criminal forfeiture timing rules but that the mistakes did not justify vacating Jeremy Wayne Harrell's forfeiture sentence.