Federal Courts

Filter by Category

Federal Courts National Labor Relations Act Requires NLRB to Maintain Membership of Three

National Labor Relations Act Requires NLRB to Maintain Membership of Three

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

New Process Steel, L.P. v. NLRB, No. 08-1457, concerned an appeal from the Seventh Circuit's denial of petitioners' petition for review of the National Labor...

Federal Courts Takings Clause Challenge to Florida's Approval of Beach Restoration Permits Rejected

Takings Clause Challenge to Florida's Approval of Beach Restoration Permits Rejected

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Fla. Dept. of Env. Protection, Inc., No. 08-1151, involved an action challenging the Florida Department of Environmental...

Federal Courts City's Review of Police Officer's Text Messages Upheld

City's Review of Police Officer's Text Messages Upheld

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

City of Ontario v. Quon, No. 08-1332, involved an action by police officers against the city employing them, claiming that defendants violated their Fourth...

Federal Courts Bankruptcy Trustee Granted Permission to Auction Certain Debtor Equipment

Bankruptcy Trustee Granted Permission to Auction Certain Debtor Equipment

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Schwab v. Reilly, No. 08-538, involved a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee's appeal from the Third Circuit's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's order denying the...

Federal Courts Booker Holdings Inapplicable to Proceedings for Sentence Reduction

Booker Holdings Inapplicable to Proceedings for Sentence Reduction

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Dillon v. US, No. 09-6338, involved defendant's motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. section 3582(c)(2). The Supreme Court affirmed the Third...

Federal Courts Subsequent Simple Possession Offenses Not Always Aggravated Felonies Under Immigration and Nationality Act

Subsequent Simple Possession Offenses Not Always Aggravated Felonies Under Immigration and Nationality Act

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, No. 09-60, the Court reversed the Fifth Circuit's denial of petitioner's petition for review of the BIA's order, holding that...

View More Blog Posts