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Decided: April 24, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) denial of Suarez-Valenzuela’s application for withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Fourth Circuit held that the BIA …
Decided: April 19, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision of the district court to dismiss the Appellants’ lawsuit for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Appellants asserted five separate …
Decided: April 18, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the District of Maryland properly applied a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement to Trino Medina-Campo’s prison term, as his felony conviction under …
Decided: April 15, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ complaint under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) …
Decided: April 15, 2013
Consolidating appeals from a joint-criminal trial, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia with respect to the district court’s evidentiary rulings and one defendant’s argument …
Decided April 12, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims challenging sections 9.1–900 et seq. and 18.2-370.5 of the Virginia Code, as well as the policy …
Decided: April 11, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision of the district court and held that (1) the employees’ union had adequately consented to the notice of removal of the action to federal court; …
Decided: March 29, 2013
Price pled guilty to accessing the Internet with the intent to view child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). The district court found that Price’s offense involved …
Decided: March 29, 2013
William Leonard Graham appealed his conviction of one count of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On appeal, Graham asserted reversible …
Decided: March 25, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Washington Gas Light Company’s (Washington Gas) claim and grant of summary judgment in favor of Prince George’s County (the …
Decided: March 25, 2013
Charlotte McCauley appealed the district court’s dismissal of her state law claims against Home Loan Investment Bank, F.S.B. (Home Loan) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (Deutsche Bank). The district court …
Decided: March 25, 2013
From 2002 until 2006 Candice Hardwick was a student who first attended Latta Middle School and then attended Latta High School in Latta, South Carolina. During this time, Hardwick repeatedly wore …
Decided: March 21, 2013
The Fourth Circuit reversed the judgment of district court, which permanently enjoined enforcement of § 5-306(a)(5)(ii) of the Public Safety Article of the Maryland Code which conditions carrying a handgun in …
Decided: March 21, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the district court in dismissing Trail’s complaint for failure to state a claim under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).…
Decided on: March 21, 2013
Glynn brought a False Claims Act retaliation action, alleging that Defendant Impact Science & Technology (IST) and its parent company, EDO Corporation (EDO), fired Glynn because he reported IST to …