Hagar v FBI: #5thCir affirms summary judgment for #FBI on #FOIA claim by criminal defendant: copying data into separate document was creation of new document & not required under FOIA #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/40UGc6a
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Megatel v City of Mansfield: #5thCir reverses state-action immunity for city on #antitrust claims: TX #WaterCode didn't clearly articulate & affirmatively express state policy permitting city to act anti-competitively #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4s39RFo
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SEC v Barton: #5thCir, in challenge to approval of sales/settlements re #receivership estate, dismisses appeal for lack of jurisdiction as to moot sale & settlement agreements, affirms remaining sale #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3NZIMF2
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Fuentes-Pineda v Bondi: #5thCir substitutes opinion where #BIA denied #CAT deferral of removal for #ElSalvador native who was #gang member convicted of murder, rejects arguments re harsh prison conditions/torture #immigration #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4t5dSK6
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Hardwick v FAA: #5thCir denies review of #FAA order suspending license of professional pilot who twice flew airplane whose physical tail number didn't match registration/air-worthiness certificate #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4rN59v5
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US v Williamson: #5thCir affirms conviction for possession of firearm by felon: as-applied #2ndAmendment challenge fails under #Reyes; #CommerceClause challenge foreclosed; concurrence calls for clarity #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter #criminallaw #Bruen baffc.net/4lOhhKV
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US v Burger: #5thCir reverses #Rule12 dismissal of #indictment for transmitting threats in interstate commerce: trial needed to determine if defendant's statements on #Roblox were true threats; declines to reassign case #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sX3hAW
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Ford v Mckesson: #5thCir reverses summary judgment for #BlackLivesMatter protest organizer on negligence claim by Baton Rouge officer injured by rioters in 2016: time for jury to assess merits of claim #dissent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4dhvQor
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US v Mendoza: #5thCir vacates conditions of #supervisedrelease: remands to add length of location monitoring & to remove home detention, financial-disclosure & credit-approval conditions, where restitution wasn't determined #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/41j0XbC
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GuangDong Midea v Unsecured Creditors: #5thCir affirms denial of objection to Corelle's reorganization plan to retain post-#bankruptcy indemnification rights for certain Instapot cookers: MSA & POs were divisible #contracts #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bRvrrk
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US v Porter: #5thCir affirms denial of motion to suppress vehicle location data from license plate reader & machine gun found in vehicle: use of LPR not a search; stop supported by reasonable suspicion; gun in plain view #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3PptAkP
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US v Hamilton: #5thCir affirms statutory maximum sentence for day care worker who pled guilty to production of child porn, rejects argument that government's statements about her sex violated #5thAmendment #equalprotection #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4dsWoTu
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US v Garcia: #5thCir affirms denial of motion to suppress screenshots of defendant taken from body cam footage during investigatory stop: detailed BOLO provided reasonable suspicion for #Terry stop #4thAmendment #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4rEaCEF
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US v Villafana-Mondragon: #5thCir affirms sentence: #Diggles doesn't require court to explicitly ask if counsel reviewed #PSR w/defendant; record showed they had opportunity to review PSR & in fact had reviewed it #dissent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sf7MqF
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Clouse v #SMU: #5thCir affirms costs award to SMU after it obtained favorable summary judgment on claims by 8 of 9 women's rowing team members: SMU was prevailing party, entitled under #Pancheo; specific costs warranted #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bLZDEd
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Texas v EPA: #5thCir substitutes opinion, vacates EPA's disapproval of TX & MS SIPs to achieve new national #airqualitystandard for #ozone, remands to EPA #CleanAirAct #APA #LoperBright #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4doBDIC
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Cambric v Corpus Christi: #5thCir affirms dismissal of "class of one" #equalprotection claim re selective code enforcement against city: pleading didn't show pattern of constitutional violations #concur #Monell #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sKKAQV
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US v Lanaute: #5thCir affirms #USSG #careeroffender enhancement after bank robbery guilty plea, rejects argument that conviction for LA armed robbery wasn't "crime of violence" because it could have been reckless or negligent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bEWNRw
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Alliance Liftboats: #5thCir denies mandamus after district court certified class of workers treated as overtime-exempt seamen in #FLSA claim: issues could be addressed on appeal; harm from litigation didn't justify relief #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sAQF2d
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US v Mendez-Lozano: #5thCir finds defendant's appeal notice waived challenges to his convictions re holding illegal aliens hostage in trailer, affirms sentencing enhancement for leader/organizer #concur #USSG #criminallaw #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bhUtOR
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