United States v. Vélez-Ramírez — First Circuit upholds federal bribery conviction
Case United States v. Germaine Vélez-Ramírez Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge AFRAME, Circuit Judge (Joseph
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Fellers v. Kelley — First Circuit revived parents’ viewpoint-discrimination challenge to school sanctions over “XX” wristbands
Case Kyle Fellers; Anthony Foote; Nicole Foote; Eldon Rash v. Marcy Kelley, Superintendent of Schools, State Administrative Unit 67; Michael
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Bromfield v. Blanche — First Circuit dismisses review of adjustment and asylum denials and rejects withholding claim
Case Duke St. Vaughn Keith Bromfield v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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Russo v. New Hampshire Neurospine Institute — First Circuit revives retaliation claim but rejects sex-discrimination claims
Case Gina Russo v. New Hampshire Neurospine Institute, P.A.; and Uri M. Ahn Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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Pereira Alves v. Blanche — First Circuit denied Brazilian family’s petitions for review of asylum rulings
Case Aldenir Pereira Alves; Cristiana Barros Alves; I.B.A.; J.B.A. v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for
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United States v. Reynoso — First Circuit affirmed civil contempt without an evidentiary hearing
Case United States v. Juan Carlos Reynoso Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Barron; Lipez; Rikelman
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Air-Con — First Circuit dismisses appeal because a counterclaim remained revivable
Case Air-Con, Inc. v. Daikin Applied Latin America, LLC Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Aframe;
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Hurley v. Curtis — First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for officers in sober-home search-and-seizure case
Case Kelly Hurley; Joseph Catanese; Nicholas Catanese; Nicole Skeffington v. Robert Curtis; Chris Bartolomei; Ronald Carpenter; Melissa Martin Court U.S.
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5-Star General Store v. American Express — First Circuit affirms denial of arbitration after Amex refused required fees
Case 5-Star General Store, a/k/a Bento LLC; Marc Allen, Inc.; Fast Forward Media, Inc.; Kennedy’s Irish Pub Inc.; Carden, Inc.;
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Apellis Pharmaceuticals — First Circuit affirmed dismissal of securities-fraud claims over clinical-trial disclosures
Case In re Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Securities Litigation Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Aframe; Lynch;
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Nicholls — First Circuit revives employees’ prevailing-wage claims
Case Jeremiah Nicholls, Walter Goodrow, Wesley Dinsmore, and Richard Ruppert v. Veolia Water Contract Operations USA, Inc. Court U.S. Court
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SEC v. Gastauer — First Circuit affirms $3.3 million disgorgement judgment after relief defendant refused jurisdictional discovery
Case Securities and Exchange Commission v. Raimund Gastauer Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Aframe; Lynch;
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Giguere v. Tardif — First Circuit upheld order returning children to Canada
Case Tommy Giguere v. Stacy Tardif Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Barron, Chief Judge (Barack
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Kyick Holdings — First Circuit affirmed dismissal of an untimely Tax Court petition but held the filing deadline nonjurisdictional
Case Kyick Holdings, LLC, Transferee v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island — First Circuit partially stays district court’s APA judgment
Case Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island; Refugee Dream Center; Service Employees International Union; International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and
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Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island v. USCIS — First Circuit partially stays district court’s APA judgment
Case Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island; Refugee Dream Center; Service Employees International Union; International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and
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Guerrero Orellana — First Circuit affirmed bond eligibility for longtime undocumented residents
Case José Arnulfo Guerrero Orellana v. Antone Moniz, Superintendent, Plymouth County Correctional Facility, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals
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LUMA Energy — First Circuit dismissed automatic-stay appeal for lack of appellate standing
Case LUMA Energy, LLC; LUMA Energy ServCo, LLC v. Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs; Instituto de Competitividad y Sostenibilidad
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Bangs v. Blanche — First Circuit vacated removal order because witness-retaliation conviction was not an aggravated felony
Case Ishmael Koigor Bangs v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge DUNLAP
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Cosel v. Wendt — First Circuit sends property-and-loan dispute back for factfinding
Case Molly Cosel v. Geoffrey C. Wendt, as Trustee of the William G. Wendt 2022 Family Trust Court U.S. Court
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Urena v. Travelers — First Circuit affirmed that related-claims language barred coverage for a pregnancy-discrimination judgment
Case Natasha Urena, Administrator of the Estate of Juliana Rodriguez Morel; Daniel Rodriguez, Administrator of the Estate of Juliana Rodriguez
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Guzman v. Blanche — First Circuit denies asylum petition for lack of nexus to a protected ground
Case Lesvi Lucia Monzon Guzman v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
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United States v. Cooper — First Circuit vacates forced-labor conviction over missing venue instruction
Case United States of America v. Sherriff Cooper Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Rikelman (Joe
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Rodríguez-Cotto — First Circuit upheld injunction against Puerto Rico’s emergency false-information law
Case Sandra Rodríguez-Cotto; Rafelli González-Cotto v. Jenniffer A. González-Colón, Governor of Puerto Rico, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals