United States v. Waeckerle — Seventh Circuit affirmed convictions involving obscene material exchanged with a minor
Case United States of America v. Dan R. Waeckerle, Jr. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge
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United States v. Dodd — Sixth Circuit upheld the statutory-maximum 50-year sentence
Case United States of America v. Jordan Dodd Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge READLER; DAVIS;
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U.S. Bank Trust v. Bowden — First Circuit affirms judgment for homeowner because foreclosure notice was defective
Case U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust v. Jackie L. Bowden and Richard I. Bowden
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Center for Gestalt Development v. Bowman — Compilation Copyright Does Not Cover Each Included Work
The Seventh Circuit held that copyright in a manuscript collection did not cover an individual article and that a later assignment remained subject to an existing oral license.
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Gurvey v. Live Nation — Patent Appeal Fails After Claims Were Not Opposed Below
The Federal Circuit affirmed dismissal of patent-related claims because Gurvey failed to oppose the dismissal motions below and waived her appellate arguments.
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Novo Nordisk v. Eli Lilly — Court Refuses to Block Comparative GLP-1 Ads
A New Jersey federal court denied Novo Nordisk a preliminary injunction against Eli Lilly’s comparative GLP-1 advertising because Novo failed to show irreparable harm and had used a similar advertising strategy itself.
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Barry v. United States — Court grants government summary judgment in rails-to-trails takings case
Case M. L. Onna Barry, et al. v. United States Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Armando O. Bonilla
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Sosnava Rodriguez v. Vergara — Fifth Circuit reverses orders requiring bond hearings for detained noncitizens
Case Ignacio Sosnava Rodriguez v. Miguel Vergara, consolidated with Alejandro Villegas Angel v. Markwayne Mullin and Miguel Angel Gomez Alvarado
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Rand v. Eyemart Express — Fifth Circuit reversed dismissal based on alleged sharing of identifiable health information
Case Rachelle Rand; Esperanza Gottschau; Ramon Soto; Georgianna Lash; Aaron Mees v. Eyemart Express, L.L.C. Court U.S. Court of Appeals
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Telos Corp. v. United States — Court dismisses contractor’s claim over improper payment assignments
Case Telos Corporation v. United States Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Eric G. Bruggink, Senior Judge (Ronald Reagan,
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South Carolina Coastal Conservation League — Fourth Circuit upheld wetlands permit for Cainhoy development
Case South Carolina Coastal Conservation League v. United States Army Corps of Engineers Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Burgum — D.C. Circuit upheld Interior’s inclusion of 1929 census descendants in the Tribe’s organization process
Case California Valley Miwok Tribe, et al. v. Douglas Burgum, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, et al. Court U.S. Court
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United States v. McLaurin — Eleventh Circuit affirmed drug-conspiracy sentence and premises enhancement based on co-conspirators’ conduct
Case United States of America v. Torri McLaurin Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge Robin S.
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A.M. v. Blanche — Ninth Circuit vacates denial of immigration relief based on errors about bisexuality and corroborating evidence
Case A.M. v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge N. Randy Smith
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Newsom v. Trump — Ninth Circuit kept the initial National Guard appeal but dismissed the extension appeal
Case Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California, and State of California v. Donald
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Barros Brandao — First Circuit affirms passport-fraud conviction despite evidentiary and voir dire errors
Case United States v. Johnny Barros Brandao Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Judge Aframe; Lipez; Howard
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United States v. Rosario-Orangel — First Circuit affirmed RICO and drug-conspiracy convictions after reviewing challenged coconspirator statements
Case United States of America v. Eduardo Rosario-Orangel, Avelino Millán-Machuca, and Luis H. Quiñones-Santiago Court U.S. Court of Appeals for
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Genentech v. Natco Pharma — Risdiplam Patent Term Does Not Import Every Specification Characteristic
A New Jersey federal court construed “crystalline Form A” in a risdiplam patent without importing every characteristic described in the specification.
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Barron v. United States — Federal Circuit rejected landowners’ rails-to-trails takings claims
Case Deborah E. Barron, et al. v. United States; John M. Alvis, et al. v. United States Court U.S. Court
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First Solar v. Zurich — Eleventh Circuit upheld waiver of flood deductibles for three rain events but ordered further proceedings on two others
Case First Solar Electric LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Company Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Judge
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United States v. Tolefree — Eighth Circuit enforced appeal waiver and dismissed challenge to probation-revocation sentence
Case United States of America v. Antwon Tolefree Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge LOKEN; ARNOLD;
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La Union v. FEMA — Fifth Circuit revived FOIA claim seeking online publication of disaster-aid rules
Case La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States Department of Homeland Security Court U.S. Court
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United States v. Estrada — Fifth Circuit upheld transfer of supervision and denial of early termination
Case United States of America v. Jose Estrada Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Jones; Southwick;
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Jackson Federation of Teachers v. Fitch — Fifth Circuit vacates injunction against Mississippi’s anti-DEI law and orders reassignment
Case Jackson Federation of Teachers, et al. v. Lynn Fitch, in her official capacity as Attorney General of Mississippi, et