United States First Circuit - January 2018 Opinion Summaries
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US v. De La Cruz GutierrezUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the district court's denial of a mitigating role adjustment to a conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and the...
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01/31/2018 | 16-2350P.01A |
US v. PayneUnited States First Circuit
Evidence, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the sentence enhancements in the case of a man convicted of conspiracy to procure and distribute cocaine and heroin in Portland, Maine...
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01/31/2018 | 17-1382P.01A |
US v. LacoutureUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the sentence for failure to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act and the application of an eight-level...
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01/31/2018 | 17-1021U.01A |
Perez-Rabanales v. SessionsUnited States First Circuit
Immigration Law
Affirming the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of a Guatemalan national's applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the...
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01/26/2018 | 17-1803P.01A |
US v. AzorUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss and affirming that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to sever,...
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01/26/2018 | 15-2056P.01A |
Franchina v. City of ProvidenceUnited States First Circuit
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Affirming a judgment that a Rhode Island fire department had engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation for their vile treatment of a woman on...
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01/25/2018 | 16-2401P.01A |
US v. KennedyUnited States First Circuit
Evidence, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming a man's conviction for being a felon in possession of ammunition because the police had probable cause, but reversing the sentence because...
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01/24/2018 | 15-2298P.01A |
Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. PruittUnited States First Circuit
Water Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Affirming the dismissal of suits against the Environmental Protection Agency involving regulations promulgated under the Clean Water Act that would...
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01/24/2018 | 17-1166P.01A |
Angiodynamics, Inc. v. Biolitec, Inc.United States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
Affirming lower court judgments in a case that clearly frustrated the court and the plaintiffs involving a company's many procedural attempts to avoid...
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01/23/2018 | 17-1239P.01A |
Cranston Firefighters v. RaimondoUnited States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts
Affirming the district court dismissal of a complaint alleging that Rhode Island changes to firefighter and police officer pension plans was an...
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01/22/2018 | 17-1293P.01A |