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United States Fourth Circuit - April 2008 Opinion Summaries

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BB&T Corp. v. U.S.
United States Fourth Circuit
Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations 
In a suit against the government for a tax refund originating from a "lease-in/lease-out" (LILO) transaction, summary judgment for the government is... 		04/29/2008 07-1177
U.S. v. Benton
United States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Denial of defendant's motion to withdraw his plea is affirmed where: 1) magistrate judges possess the authority to bind defendants to their plea so... 		04/28/2008 07-4211
U.S. v. Curry
United States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
A 36-month sentence for mail and wire fraud is affirmed over a reasonableness challenge based on a claim that the sentencing judge had expressed a... 		04/28/2008 07-4152
Orem v. Rephann
United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law 
In a civil rights action alleging excessive force, denial of summary judgement for defendant-deputy is affirmed where: 1) the use of a taser against... 		04/28/2008 07-1696
Piney Run Pres. Ass'n v. County Comm'r of Carrol County, Maryland
United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law 
In a citizen suit filed under the Clean Water Act (CWA) against defendant-county commissioners, a ruling finding that plaintiffs were barred from... 		04/23/2008 07-1348
Allnutt v. Comm'r of IRS
United States Fourth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Tax Law 
In a petition before the Tax Court, petitioner claimed that a notice of deficiency was barred by the three-year limitations period established by... 		04/23/2008 06-1477
Sewell Coal Co. v. Dir., Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
United States Fourth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation 
In proceedings arising from a claim for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act (the BLBA), an order of the Benefits Review Board affirming an... 		04/22/2008 06-1592
DIRECTV, Inc. v. Rawlins
United States Fourth Circuit
Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Media Law, Remedies  (Industry: Consumer Products)
In a suit by a satellite television provider against a purchaser of illegal decryption devices, denial of statutory damages under the Wiretap Act is... 		04/21/2008 06-1430
US v. Reid
United States Fourth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure  (Industry: Consumer Products)
Conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and murder through the use of a firearm in the course of a drug trafficking crime is affirmed... 		04/16/2008 06-4826
Green v. City of Raleigh
United States Fourth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law  (Industry: Consumer Products)
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of city ordinances requiring those who wish to picket on public ways to provide the city with prior notice... 		04/16/2008 07-1351

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