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US v Weaver: #5thCir reverses suppression of #evidence found in executing search warrant: good faith exception applies; remands re statements: express waiver of rights failed, district court to analyze possible implied waiver #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4vgSl3l
Porche.com v Gallagher Re: #5thCir affirms dismissal of 2/3 of breach-of-#contract claims against #reinsurance broker but reverses as to claim re administrative services provision #insurance #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/480xFCL
This is what showing up looks like.
On March 28, 8M+ people joined 3,300+ No Kings events across the U.S. and beyond.
More than 2/3 happened outside major cities.
People showed up everywhere—
for the Constitution, the rule of law, and democracy.
#NoKings #democracy #lawtwitter #AppellateSky
Briar Capital v Remmert: #5thCir affirms jury verdict rejecting #bankruptcy preference claim: claimant failed to file post-verdict motions, so waived review of sufficiency of evidence; no #plainerror review w/out 50(b) motion #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3PAaU29
Ryan v US: #5thCir denies #mandamus relief: non-prosecution agreement between #Boeing & #DOJ didn't violate #737MAX plane crash victims' rights under #CVRA; challenge to 2021 deferred-prosecution agreement was moot #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4v2A4q3
Parker v Hooper: #5thCir #enbanc vacates remedial order in Angola inmates' #8thAmendment, #ADA/#RA suit: district court was deliberately indifferent to binding evidentiary and legal framework #concur #dissent #PLRA #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4s4er6c
#appellatetwitter #AppellateSky #lawtwitter #LawSky where are you?
I’d do it but I’ve been out of the game too long!!
Bell v Lutnick: #5thCir affirms summary judgment for government in commercial fishers' challenge to appointments under #MagnusonStevensAct & rules re amberjack by Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council: veto power severable #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4v78sjV
US v Cardenas-Ramirez: #5thCir denies #rehearing, expresses concern about use of acquitted conduct in #sentencing, but concludes rehearing not warranted in this case #criminallaw #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/41xgzsi
US v Grace: #5thCir affirms meth conspiracy conviction, rejects #Batson challenge despite district court's error in questioning potential juror after defendant challenged prosecutor's peremptory strike #criminallaw #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4dMt1f6
Congious v Shaw: #5thCir affirms summary judgment #qualifiedimmunity for jail medical director in claim by woman who gave birth while detained in cell: no subjective knowledge of substantial risk of serious harm #concur #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4caAvax
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/40UGc6a
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4s39RFo
Awesome #Appellatesky picture
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3NZIMF2
Your Honor,
I had once assumed that acquaintance, if not affection, might at least secure against judicial treachery of the more flamboyant variety. I was mistaken. As poets and smugglers have long known. Or, to put it with greater economy, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. #appellatesky
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4t5dSK6
One guy's approach to preparing for oral argument. (Sorry for the huge photo.) #AppellateSky
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My article “Suppressing Constitutional Law: Qualified Immunity and Non-precedential Opinions” is out soon in UCLA Law Review.
On SSRN now papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #appellatesky #qualifiedimmunity #legalwriting
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4rN59v5
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 #appellatesky #lawsky #criminallaw #Bruen baffc.net/4lOhhKV
Would it help if a lot of us started regularly using an #AppellateSky or #AppellateTwitter hash tag for practice-related posts?
Screenshot from "South Park" episode in which a small gnome (in a pointy green hat) stands in front of a sign laying out their 3-step plan. "Phase 1" now reads "jail call excerpts" and Phase 3 reads "guilty guilty guilty!", but Phase 2 still is just a question mark.
Filed a reply brief today in which I got to compare the Government's argument to the underpants gnomes from "South Park" (complete with law review citation to make it legit!).
#appellatesky
Across the country, communities are preparing for the No Kings Rally on Saturday, March 28—a national moment to stand up for democratic institutions, the rule of law, and accountable government.
#RuleOfLaw #AppellateSky
2/6
Intuit v FTC: #5thCir vacates #FTC cease-and-desist order re "deceptive" advertising of @TurboTax product: adjudicating deceptive advertising claim before ALJ violated #SeparationofPowers #Jarkesy #ArticleIII #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4sT68uK
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4sX3hAW
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4dhvQor
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 #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/41j0XbC