2017

Week of September 11, 2017 through September 15, 2017

Zulma Zavaleta-Policiano v. Jefferson Sessions III (Gregory 9/13/2017):  The Fourth Circuit held the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) abused its discretion by affirming an Immigration Judge’s …

There were no published opinions this week.…

Week of August 28, 2017 through September 1, 2017

EQT Production Company v. Matthew Wender (Harris 8/30/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that West Virginia’s Water Pollution Control Act preempts and prevents county ordinances from prohibiting …

Week of August 21, 2017 through August 25, 2017

Marlow Humbert v. Dominick Griffin (Gregory 8/22/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that law enforcement officers are not entitled to qualified immunity for a 42 U.S.C. § …

Week of August 14, 2017 through August 18, 2017

Under Seal 1 v. United States (per curiam 8/18/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that subpoenas demanding a criminal defense team divulge who gave them fraudulent documents …

Week of August 7, 2017 through August 11, 2017

Minnieland Private Day School v. Applied Underwriters (Wynn 8/11/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that arbitration cannot be compelled between parties to an insurance agreement when state …

Week of July 31, 2017 through August 4, 2017

US v. Charise Stone (Agee 8/2/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that a district court judge does not have to recuse himself where any interest that the …

Week of July 24, 2017 through July 28, 2017

Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. v. DynCorp International LLC (Keenan 7/28/17): The Fourth Circuit held that a document produced by a counterclaim defendant that is never …

Week of July 17, 2017 through July 21, 2017

United States v. German de Jesus Ventura (King 7/18/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in maintaining the same …

Week of July 10, 2017 through July 14, 2017

Nancy Lund v. Rowan County, North Carolina (Wilkinson 7/14/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that local lawmaker-led sectarian prayer ran afoul of the Establishment Clause. The court …

Week of July 3, 2017 through July 7, 2017

Dustin Buxton v. Sandra Kurtinitis (Floyd 7/7/2017): The Fourth Circuit held the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution “has no application …

Week of June 26, 2017 through June 30, 2017

Murray Energy Corporation v. Environmental Protection Agency (Floyd 6/29/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that a federal court does not have the authority under the Clean Air …

Week of June 19, 2017 through June 23, 2017

Jesse Solomon v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement (Duncan 6/23/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that retired professional football players who are eligible for social security …

Week of June 12, 2017 through June 16, 2017

Int’l Refugee Assistance v. Donald Trump (Gregory 6/15/2017): The Fourth Circuit amended its May 25, 2017 ruling, in which it upheld an injunction against an executive …

Week of June 5, 2017 through June 9, 2017

United States v. Rafael Chikvashvili (Wilkinson 6/9/2017): The Fourth Circuit held that the execution of a fraudulent health care scheme—not merely the submission of a false …