• Brackeen v. Haaland

    Publication Date: 2021-04-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Native American Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 18-11479

    A divided Fifth Circuit, which reconsidered nearly a dozen constitutional issues related to the Indian Child Welfare Act, could only set precedent for a few issues.

  • Planned Parenthood v. Kauffman

    Publication Date: 2020-12-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Health Care Law | Legislation
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Engelhardt
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    Case Number: 17-50282

    In this interlocutory appeal of a preliminary injunction, the dispositive issue was whether 42 U.S.C. § 1396(a)(23) gave Medicaid patients a right to challenge, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a State's determination that a health care provider is not "qualified" within the meaning of § 1396(a)(23).

  • Salinas v. R.A. Rogers, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Commercial Law | Consumer Protection
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
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    Case Number: 19-50618

    Appellee, a debt collection agency, sent a collections letter to appellant listing a total amount due on his account and indicating "$0.00" for interest and fees, but also stating if interest or other charges were accruing, the amount due may be greater than the amount shown.

  • City of Austin v. Paxton

    Publication Date: 2019-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Landlord Tenant Law | Legislation
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Clement
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    Case Number: 18-50646

    The City of Austin enacted a housing ordinance that prohibited landlords from refusing tenants who wished to pay their rent with federal housing vouchers.

  • Mejia v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2018-10-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Davis
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    Case Number: 17-41137

    The State of Texas appeals a grant of habeas corpus ordering petitioner to be retried for murder.

  • Al-Marri v. Pucciarelli

    Publication Date: 2008-07-23
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-15
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Per curiam.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Jonathan Hafetz, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, New York.
    for defendant: For appellee: Gregory Garre, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 06-7427

    ON REHEARING EN BANCPUBLISHEDArgued: October 31, 2007Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, MOTZ, TRAXLER, KING, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.Reversed and r

  • United States v. Thornton

    Publication Date: 2009-02-11
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-03
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Duncan, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for appellant: Fay Frances Spence, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Roanoke, Va.
    for defendant: Attorney for appellee: Jean Barrett Hudson, U.S. Attorney's Office, Charlottesville, Va.

    Case Number: 08-4251

    PUBLISHEDArgued: December 2, 2008Before KING, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.Reversed, vacated, and remanded by published opinion. Judge Duncan wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and J

  • United States v. Poole

    Publication Date: 2008-06-24
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    Date Filed: 2008-06-20
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Duncan, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Michele Sartori, U.S. Attorney's Office, Greenbelt, Md.
    for defendant: For appellee: Robert Biddle, Nathans & Biddle, Baltimore.

    Case Number: 07-4220

    PUBLISHEDArgued: March 21, 2008Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.Reversed and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge Duncan wrote the opinion, in which Judge Mo

  • United States v. Caro

    Publication Date: 2010-03-31
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    Date Filed: 2010-03-17
    Court: 4th Cir.
    Judge: Duncan, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 07-5

    PUBLISHEDArgued: October 30, 2009Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Duncan wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Shedd concurred. Judg

  • News and Observer Publishing Co. v. Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

    Publication Date: 2010-07-21
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    Date Filed: 2010-07-13
    Court: 4th Cir.
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    Case Number: 09-1010

    PUBLISHEDORDERRDU's petition for rehearing en banc is before the Court. A poll of the Court was requested, and failed to garner the approval of a majority of the qualified active judges. Judges