Islam v. Attorney General — Third Circuit upheld aggravated-felony classification and denied CAT relief
Case Sofiqul Islam v. Attorney General United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge
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United States v. Bost — Third Circuit upheld gun convictions based on a prior violent threat
Case United States of America v. James Bost Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge CHAGARES, Chief
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Williams — Third Circuit struck down the federal felon-in-possession ban as applied to a man with a repeat DUI conviction
Case Edward A. Williams v. Attorney General United States of America; Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Director,
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United States v. Summers — Third Circuit affirms Tier III sex-offender classification
Case United States of America v. Charles Summers Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Restrepo; Montgomery-Reeves;
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United States v. Santana-Robles — Third Circuit upheld denial of premature supervised-release termination request
Case United States of America v. Jose Gabriel Santana-Robles Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Thomas
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United States v. Taylor — Third Circuit upholds life sentence and child-sex-crime enhancements
Case United States of America v. Duane Taylor Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Thomas M.
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United States v. Walker — Third Circuit upheld admission of drugs found after an unauthorized apartment entry
Case United States of America v. Davone Desean Walker Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Bibas;
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Aristy-Rosa — denied reopening and reconsideration of a 2011 removal order
Case Jose Arcenio Aristy-Rosa v. Attorney General of the United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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United States v. Walker — Third Circuit affirmed denial of suppression because the officer’s unauthorized entry was, at most, isolated negligence
Case United States of America v. Davone Desean Walker Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Stephanos
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Aleman-Lozano — Third Circuit upheld the federal firearm ban for nonimmigrant visa holders
Case United States v. Diego Edgardo Aleman-Lozano Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Shwartz; Phipps; McKee
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United States v. Berger — Third Circuit upheld machine-gun conviction and silencer-registration requirement
Case United States of America v. Joseph Paul Berger Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Restrepo;
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United States v. McIver — Third Circuit allows two assault counts against congresswoman to proceed
The Third Circuit held that the Speech or Debate Clause does not bar two federal assault counts based on alleged physical acts by Rep. LaMonica McIver, while remanding a broader third count for additional analysis.
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United States v. Figueroa — Third Circuit affirmed convictions after nearly eight years of pretrial delay
Case United States of America v. Luis Figueroa Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge CHAGARES, Chief
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United States v. Birry — Third Circuit upheld traffic-stop questioning and a consent search
Case United States of America v. Christopher Essameddin Birry, a/k/a Christopher Essam Birry Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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United States v. Epps — Reversed the order granting a new trial because the flawed jury instruction was not unduly coercive
Case United States of America v. Philip Epps, a/k/a Phillip Epps Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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United States v. Strickland — Third Circuit affirms drug convictions and rejects beyond-a-reasonable-doubt chain-of-custody instruction
Case United States of America v. Kenneth Strickland, a/k/a Knowledge Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge
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United States v. Tavares — Third Circuit upheld conviction and 40-month sentence for COVID-19 benefits fraud
Case United States of America v. Jose Tavares Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Thomas M.
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United States v. Clerfe — Third Circuit upheld conviction for conspiring to smuggle handguns to Haiti
Case United States of America v. Derby Clerfe Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge PORTER (Donald
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United States v. Turbe — Third Circuit affirmed marijuana-distribution sentence, finding no reliance on bare arrests
Case United States of America v. Gregory Turbe Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Krause (Barack
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Williams v. Superintendent Fayette SCI — reversed habeas relief because the state court reasonably found that Williams requested a mistrial
Case Stanford Williams v. Superintendent Fayette SCI; District Attorney of Allegheny County; Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania Court
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United States v. Aumiller — Third Circuit affirms tax evasion conviction; submitting false financial forms with omitted accounts is an affirmative act of evasion
Case United States v. Brandon L. Aumiller Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge SHWARTZ (Barack Obama,
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United States v. Rosario — Third Circuit affirms drug trafficking convictions, vacates sentence
Case United States v. Miguel Eduardo Rosario Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge PHIPPS (Donald J.
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United States v. Craddock — Third Circuit affirms four-level sentencing enhancement for firearm with modified serial number
Case United States v. Noah Lee Craddock Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge CHAGARES (George W.
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United States v. Riddy — Affirmed drug conspiracy conviction and 2-level leadership enhancement; clarified rules for deferring to Sentencing Guidelines commentary
Case United States v. Timothy Riddy Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge SHWARTZ (Barack Obama, 2013);