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Decided: August 22, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Appellants’ convictions, but vacated McLaurin’s sentence and remanded for resentencing.
Appellants were working with disgruntled drug couriers, and implemented a plan to rob a drug “stash house” …
Decided: August 19, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion when it certified five class action suits. The Court vacated the lower court’s decision and remanded for reconsideration.
The appellees …
Decided: November 17, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Michael White’s (“White”) conviction for arson-related charges, and affirmed his enhanced sentence for commission of arson to a “dwelling.”
White was something of an entrepreneur in West …
Decided: November 14, 2014
The Fourth Circuit denied Petitioner’s claim for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (“BIA”) decision.
Petitioner (“Mulyani”) grew up as a Christian in Indonesia, which is a primarily Muslim country. …
Decided: November 13, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the district court erred in applying a “vulnerable victim” sentence enhancement to John Dowell’s (“Dowell”) conviction for child pornography-related crimes. However, the Court also held that …
Decided: November 14, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court and upheld an eight-level sentencing enhancement under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”) based on Defendant’s prior first-degree burglary conviction. The Court …
Decided: October 29, 2014
The Fourth Circuit reversed the Board of Immigration’s (“BIA”) decision to deny Xing Yang (“Yang”) relief from deportation. The Court held that the BIA erred by excluding evidence, and applied an …
Decided: October 22, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Jay Briley’s (“Briley”) conviction on two felony counts and one misdemeanor count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) by causing injury to Federal Park Officers (“Officers”) during …
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: September 24, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order granting summary judgment.
Appellant (“Hentosh”), a white female, was a professor at Old Dominion University (“ODU”) from 2006 to 2013 in ODU’s School …
Decided: September 24, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that decisions on applications for discovery filed under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 are immediately appealable, and affirmed the district court’s order requiring that Appellants produce the requested …
Decided: July 30, 2014
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss Priority’s right of first refusal claim for lack of standing, and also dismissed Priority’s claim for tortious interference with a contract.…
Decided: July 30, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that for cancellation of removal under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA), an illegal immigrant enters the United States free from restraint if a …