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US v Hackney: #5thCir dismisses appeal: defendant who pled guilty to child porn charges waived right to appeal conditions of supervised release based on 3583(d): exception for sentence exceeding statutory max didn't apply #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3QEA1S6
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Plaquemines Parish v BP America: after #SCOTUS vacated #5thCir judgments & ruled Chevron plausibly alleged case satisfied federal-officer-removal statute, #5thCir remands consolidated cases to district courts #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4e9jHlo
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Ryan v US: #5thCir denies rehearing, substitutes new opinion denying #mandamus relief, finding non-prosecution agreement between #Boeing & #DOJ didn't violate #737MAX plane crash victims' rights under #CVRA #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3QEj5ex
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Guilbeau v Schlumberger: #5thCir reverses, orders summary judgment for employer on named plaintiff's #FLSA #overtime-pay claim: plaintiff was paid on salary basis under hybrid system; remands re viability of collective action #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4vnpYzO
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Wightman v Ameritas: #5thCir reverses summary jm for defendant, finds dental services are healthcare under LA PPO Act, remands for judicial estoppel analysis, finds district court erred in ruling claims were forfeited on appeal #appellatewitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4ouJ44F
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Gannon v TX DOT: #5thCir finds it lacks jurisdiction over #Section1983 claims stemming from billboard permit cancellation & penalties, modifies dismissal to be w/out prejudice #sovereignimmunity #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3SGrjTU
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Megatel Homes v Mansfield: #5thCir grants rehearing, issues new opinion reversing state-action immunity for city on #antitrust claims, remanding to consider #ShermanAct & state law claims #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4uxAJhQ
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US v Cordova: #5thCir affirms, rejects as-applied #2ndAmendment challenge for felon in possession when prior conviction was for vehicular evasion of arrest; 2 judges #concur, discuss lifetime disarmament, need for new approach #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4uZZMey
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Nat'l Horsemen v Black: #5thCir, on remand from #SCOTUS & considering #ConsumersResearch case, reissues prior opinion finding #HISA's enforcement provisions violate private nondelegation doctrine #horseracing #FTC #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4orAtjh
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Olivier v City of Brandon: #5thCir remands to district court after #SCOTUS reversal holding Heck v Humphrey didn't bar suit for purely prospective relief despite plaintiff's prior conviction for violating challenged ordinance #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4xnWyD7
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Morris v US: #5thCir reverses dismissal of #FTCA claim arising from negligence of #probation officer by woman whose ex-boyfriend attacked her while he was on supervised release & after she had warned officer of his threats #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4vgYXxW
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Cortez v Rubio: #5thCir dismisses Section 1503 & constitutional claims re #passport denials brought by man claiming to be born in TX; affirms dismissal of APA & mandamus claims #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/445buZs
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EnvTech v DeBusk: #5thCir reverses dismissal: plaintiff plausibly alleged defendant committed #tradesecret theft as part of broader pattern of theft w/competitors' former employees in violation of #RICO statute #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4e1MQiq
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Fields v CIR: #5thCir affirms $1.8M estate #tax deficiency & 20% penalty: transfer of decedent's assets into limited partnership when her death was imminent wasn't bona fide sale, non-tax purpose lacking #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3RWKc4S
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US v Akula: #5thCir affirms NOLA hospice-care physician's convictions/20-yr sentence for fraudulent #Medicare billing, discusses exclusion of #expertwitness, sufficiency of #evidence, above-#USSG sentence, $42M restitution #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4vaZ6D2
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Lutheran Church v Christian: #5thCir reverses lack of diversity jurisdiction dismissal of church's suit for restoration of control of @Concordia: district court ruling violated church autonomy doctrine #concur #dissent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4dRLczI
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Martinez v Hinojosa: #5thCir affirms #qualifiedimmunity summary judgment for Laredo officer who mistakenly shot man who had disarmed perpetrator: no constitutional violation #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4xdefFw
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Students Engaged v Paxton: #5thCir grants stay pending appeal of injunctions issued by district court against enforcement of TX SB2420-App Store Accountability Act: TX likely to succeed on merits #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4evfpUv
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Wertenbach v Hardeman: #5thCir: when district court allows litigation to proceed w/out adjudicating #qualifiedimmunity at earliest possible stage, order is immediately appealable; vacates & remands denial of dismissal #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4e4UAPu
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US v Duran-Gonzalez: #5thCir affirms conviction & sentence w/career-criminal enhancement: collateral attacks on previous convictions for lack of interpreter barred by #Custis; no reversible error in denying downward variance #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/49Cvvd8
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