Writing for a unanimous panel Tuesday, Circuit Judge José Cabranes held that the Supreme Court's 2021 decision in United States v. Palomar-Santiago 'squarely abrogates' Second Circuit precedent that had allowed defend...
Writing for a 2-1 panel, Circuit Judge Grant on Thursday reversed a district court's grant of habeas relief to death row inmate Marcus Bernard Williams, holding that new evidence of childhood sexual abuse would not ha...
A unanimous Sixth Circuit panel on Friday removed a court-appointed attorney from a criminal appeal and referred him for discipline after he admitted using artificial intelligence to draft briefs containing fabricated...
U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee on Wednesday denied a certificate of appealability to a Mississippi petitioner challenging his indictment on speedy trial grounds, ruling that 'jurists of reason would find it debatable whether the petition states a valid clai...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew S. Harris on Tuesday ordered an incarcerated plaintiff to clarify his allegations against prison supervisors in his civil rights lawsuit stemming from an alleged assault, warning that 'failure to timely comply with the requireme...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew S. Harris on Tuesday ordered a pro se prisoner to provide specific allegations against named defendants in his civil rights lawsuit, finding that Jason Leshun Naylor's complaint lacks factual detail about how officials violated...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew S. Harris on Wednesday ordered a detained plaintiff to provide additional details about injuries he allegedly sustained after being placed in a cell without shower access for extended periods, warning that failure to comply coul...
U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky is considering a federal prosecutor's motion to admit evidence that defendant Sarah Carter previously took other conspirators to buy methamphetamine from her Mississippi supplier, with the government arguing Tuesday that 'Ca...
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Tuesday ordered supplemental briefing in a criminal case after noting that no party had addressed Tenth Circuit precedent suggesting 'the right to present a defense does not displace traditional testimonial privileges.'
U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. on Wednesday denied a compassionate release motion from a convicted drug dealer serving 14 years for trafficking and firearm offenses, ruling that 'non-retroactive changes in the law do not constitute extraordinary a...
U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. on Tuesday denied a methamphetamine dealer's third attempt at compassionate release, ruling that the death of his wife in a car accident did not constitute 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' for reducing his 262-...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Dana M. Douglas on Tuesday ordered federal prosecutors to produce all exculpatory evidence in a criminal case against defendant Errol Points, warning that 'failing to do so in a timely manner may result in consequences, including, but...
U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara on Monday reminded federal prosecutors of their constitutional duty to turn over evidence favorable to the defense in a criminal case, warning that 'failure to do so in a timely manner may result in consequences, includ...
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. on Wednesday denied a pro se civil rights plaintiff's requests for preliminary injunctive relief, finding that Lathan Word failed to show irreparable harm from the named defendants while warning that ongoing criminal...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly E. Scott on Tuesday granted next friend standing to a pro se litigant seeking to file a habeas corpus petition on behalf of his detained employee, ruling that 'the interest of justice here require the Court to appoint counsel'...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on Tuesday granted a motion for appointed counsel to an immigration detainee who had been found by an immigration court to be 'mentally incompetent to represent himself,' ruling that 'the interests of justice require t...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on Wednesday denied without prejudice a summary judgment motion in a Section 1983 case, ruling that the defendant failed to provide the pro se prisoner plaintiff with required 'fair notice' under Ninth Circuit precedent.
U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of immigration detainee Efrain Gomez Sales and permanently enjoined officials from re-arresting him without constitutional protections, ruling that 'Respondents are permanentl...
Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Tuesday sentenced Latori R. Greer to 125 months in prison for an armed robbery scheme, ordering her to pay $6,015 in restitution and declaring that 'the defendant is adjudicated guilty' of brandishing a...
Circuit Judge Sidney R. Thomas, writing for a three-judge panel Tuesday, affirmed the district court's denial of David Martinez Ramirez's federal habeas petition challenging his Arizona death sentence, holding that while trial counsel's performance was defi...
Writing for a unanimous panel Tuesday, Circuit Judge José Cabranes held that the Supreme Court's 2021 decision in United States v. Palomar-Santiago 'squarely abrogates' Second Circuit precedent that had allowed defendants to bypass mandatory requirements fo...
Writing for a unanimous panel on Tuesday, Circuit Judge Reena Raggi ordered the resentencing of convicted robber Dwayne Barrett after the Supreme Court ruled that 'Congress has not authorized convictions under both 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (j) for o...
Circuit Judge Kearse, writing for a three-judge panel on Tuesday, partially reversed a Northern District of New York ruling that dismissed pro se plaintiff David Campbell's civil rights lawsuit, finding that his allegations against Officer Nicholas Mushalla...