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Decided: October 15, 2014
The Fourth Circuit upheld Defendant’s (“Catone”) conviction for making a false statement in connection with his receipt of federal worker’s compensation benefits, but vacated his sentence and the restitution order, and …
Decided: October 8, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the “recess session” appointment of a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) member was valid under the U.S. Constitution. The Court also held that the General Counsel …
Decided: October 1, 2014
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction on House Bill 589’s (“H.B. 589”) elimination of same-day registration and prohibition on counting out-of-precinct ballots, and remanded with …
Decided: July 3, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the district court erred in denying the defendants’, employees at a federal detention center, motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity.
After he was assaulted …
Decided: May 13, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723 (2008), did not strike down 28 U.S.C. § 2241(e)(2), and that § 2241(e)(2) was …
Decided: July 28, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court and held as unconstitutional Virginia’s statutes and constitutional amendments that prohibit (1) same-sex marriage in Virginia and (2) state recognition of same-sex marriages performed …
Decided: July 21, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment as to Officers Ojaniit and Esposito, and dismissed the appeal as to Officer Ledford.
The Appellant initiated a civil action against officers of …
Decided: July 11, 2014
In Lefemine v. Wideman, the Fourth Circuit held that the district court erred, and that Appellant was entitled to attorney’s fees he incurred in connection with his civil lawsuit against various …
Decided: July 1, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Brown’s convictions for conspiring to traffic drugs, and for her role in a related murder. The Court concluded that the police did not violate Brown’s Fifth Amendment …
Decided: June 30, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the appellants’ claims of torture and mistreatment against a national defense contractor sufficiently “touch and concern” the territory of the United States (U.S.) so as to …
Decided: June 23, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to review a district court’s order that remanded a case to state court.
Gilbert Bynum, a Norfolk Southern Railway employee, was injured on …
Decided: June 6, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that it lacked jurisdiction to consider Appellees’ and Appellant’s interlocutory appeals and, thus, dismissed the appeals.
Appellees previously worked as security investigators in Appellant GEICO’s Claims Department, …
Decided: June 2, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that a program to subsidize the participation of a new power plant in the federal wholesale energy market is preempted by the Federal …
Decided: May 5, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the state post-conviction court’s failure to apply a Remmer presumption of prejudice over external juror communication and failure to investigate Barnes’ juror misconduct claim were unreasonable …
Decided: April 16, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the district court order that sealed litigation records violated the public’s right to access under the First Amendment, and that the district court abused its discretion …