Red Eagle Law v. Rubio — Ninth Circuit stayed order requiring State Department to reopen diversity visa lottery
Case Red Eagle Law, L.C. v. Marco Rubio, in his official capacity as U.S. Secretary of State Court U.S. Court
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Uber v. Seattle — Ninth Circuit upheld denial of an injunction against Seattle’s app-worker deactivation law
Case Uber Technologies, Inc. v. City of Seattle Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Susan P.
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Stephens v. Harcros Chemicals — Eighth Circuit affirmed dismissal of job applicant’s discrimination claims
Case Donald Stephens v. Harcros Chemicals, Inc.; i3Logix Inc. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge Loken;
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United States v. Burns — Eighth Circuit upheld the traffic stop and vehicle search
Case United States of America v. Steville D. Burns Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge COLLOTON,
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Bennink — Sixth Circuit affirms that IVR specialist was overtime-exempt and had no contract for hourly pay
Case Loren Bennink v. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge GIBBONS;
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United States v. Laykovich — Sixth Circuit rejected facial Second Amendment challenge to mental-health firearm ban and affirmed sentence
Case United States of America v. Alexander Miguel Laykovich Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Julia
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United States v. Harris — Fifth Circuit enforced the appeal waiver and dismissed the sentencing appeal
Case United States of America v. Rashon Jermaine Harris Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Smith;
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Motorola v. ASC — Fifth Circuit reversed premature discovery for European patent cases
Case Motorola Mobility, L.L.C.; Motorola Mobility International Sales, L.L.C.; Lenovo (Deutschland) GMBH; and Motorola Mobility Germany GMBH v. Advanced Standard
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Greater Boston Legal Services — First Circuit affirmed judgment for DHS because the challengers lacked standing
Case Greater Boston Legal Services v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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Motorola v. Advanced Standard Communication — Fifth Circuit Blocks U.S. Discovery End Run Around European Patent Courts
The Fifth Circuit reversed a Section 1782 discovery order that conflicted with the Unified Patent Court’s treatment of evidence sought for European patent litigation.
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BT Americas v. Palo Alto Networks — Federal Circuit Upholds Cybersecurity Patent Obviousness Ruling
The Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB ruling that all claims of BT Americas’ network-intrusion patent were unpatentable as obvious.
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QTC Medical Services — Federal Claims court upheld DHA’s contract award to Optum
Case QTC Medical Services, Inc., et al. v. United States, et al. Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Zachary
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St. Bernard Parish — Government satisfied its compensation duty and did not breach levee-repair agreement
Case St. Bernard Parish Government v. United States Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Marian Blank Horn (Ronald Reagan,
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Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Paxton — Fifth Circuit granted rehearing en banc and vacated the panel opinion
Case Computer & Communications Industry Association; NetChoice, L.L.C. v. Ken Paxton, consolidated with Students Engaged in Advancing Texas; M.F., by
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Reclamation — Ninth Circuit upholds WIIN Act contract conversions without separate NEPA or ESA review
Case Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Reclamation Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Hall Trucking — Eighth Circuit upholds OSHA citation over fatal struck-by hazard
Case Hall Trucking Inc. v. Secretary of Labor Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge Loken; Benton;
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Wright v. USAA — First Circuit held state law controls and certified insurance-rate questions
Case Christopher Wright, Robert Manning, Elliot Chefitz, and Joshua Steiss v. United Services Automobile Association and USAA General Indemnity Company
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In re Wenkman — Generic Computers Cannot Patent a Barter System
The Federal Circuit held that a computer-assisted system for bartering goods for silver or gold claimed an abstract economic practice without an inventive concept.
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In re Patel — CIT dismissed medical-technology trade claims for lack of jurisdiction
Case In re Raj K. Patel Court United States Court of International Trade Judge Jane A. Restani (Ronald Reagan, 1983)
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POSCO — Court sustained Commerce’s finding that additional Korean emissions allowances were a specific subsidy
Case POSCO v. United States Court U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Jane A. Restani (Ronald Reagan, 1983) Date Decided
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O’Kelley v. Warden — Eleventh Circuit affirms dismissal of death-row habeas subclaims without advance notice
Case Dorian Frank O’Kelley v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic Prison Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Robin
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United States v. Rizo — Eleventh Circuit reversed a compassionate-release reduction and ordered reinstatement of the original sentence
Case United States of America v. Abel Rizo Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Branch; Brasher;
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Indeck Power Equipment Co. v. Ashley Energy — Seventh Circuit upholds defense verdict and denial of $1.1 million fee request
Case Indeck Power Equipment Company v. Ashley Energy LLC Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Easterbrook;
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United States v. Howard — Seventh Circuit denied rehearing and amended its opinion
Case United States of America v. Gary L. Howard Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Michael