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Decided: June 28, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s Rooker-Feldman ruling and remanded for further proceedings.
In 2009, Plaintiffs, owner of Thai Palace, a restaurant and lounge, sought an alcoholic beverage license …
Decided: July 1, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling and remanded in part and affirmed in part.
In 2013, the General Assembly passed Session Law 2013-110 making numerous changes to the …
Decided: June 17, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court in granting the motion to dismiss.
The National Association for the Advancement of Multijurisdictional Practice (NAAMJP) challenged the conditions placed on the admission to …
Decided: May 9, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by the court for further proceedings.
Gordon Goines was experiencing difficulties with his cable service. Goines was informed by the …
Filed: May 31, 2016
The Fourth Circuit denied Gloucester County School Board’s petition for rehearing. Judge Niemeyer dissented from the denial of the petition for rehearing.
Judge Niemeyer begins his dissent by pointing out that …
Decided: April 25, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling and remanded the case for further proceedings.
In April 2013, Plaintiff, Lewis Duckett, and 15 other inmates at Kershaw Correctional Institution sued …
Decided: March 10, 2016
The Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the judgment of the district court with instructions that the district court enter judgment in favor of the state.
The state of North Carolina offers …
Decided: February 4, 2016
The Fourth Circuit vacated the district court’s denial of Plaintiffs’ Second Amendment claims and remanded for the district court to apply strict scrutiny. Additionally, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s …
Decided: January 29, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court.
In 2001, Plaintiff Colonel Federick Aikens (“Aikens”), was promoted from executive officer to full colonel and commanding officer of the 139th …
Decided: January 29, 2016
The Fourth Circuit dismissed the appeal in part, affirmed in part, and reversed in part the judgment of the district court.
In this case, the district court granted summary judgment to …
Decided: January 21, 2016
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that the certificate requirement neither discriminated against nor placed an undue burden on interstate commerce and granted summary judgment to the Commonwealth of …
Decided: January 11, 2016
The Fourth Circuit held that the Appellees (Village of Pinehurst) used unconstitutionally excessive force when seizing Armstrong and agreed with the district court that the Appellees were entitled to qualified immunity. …
Decided: December 21, 2015
The Fourth Circuit reversed the order of the district court and remanded the case for further proceedings.
On May 23, 2012, Marquita Willis (“Willis”) called the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team …
Decided: December 18, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress a firearm as the fruit of an illegal seizure.
In the early morning hours, two uniformed police …
Decided: December 2, 2015
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling that there was no Double Jeopardy.
This case arose when Michael Schnittker (“Schnittker”) pled to the possession of child pornography under 18 …