United States Third Circuit - June 2007 Opinion Summaries

US v. Leekins

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A sentence for firearm-related offenses is affirmed over claims that: 1) it was imposed in violation of Booker, and it denied defendant his Sixth...

Briseno-Flores v. Attorney Gen. of the US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
A petition for review of a decision denying petitioner suspension of deportation under the statute in effect at the time he applied for such relief is...

US v. Rivas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine are affirmed where: 1) none of defendant's claims of trial error established...

US v. Vitillo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, White Collar Crime
An independent contractor with managerial responsibilities may be an "agent" under 18 U.S.C. section 666, which prohibits theft from programs,...

Galloway v. US

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Internal Revenue Code section 2055(e) prevents an estate from claiming a charitable deduction when distributing the proceeds of a single trust to both...

In re: Myers

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Health Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of a bankruptcy case as having been filed in bad faith and other rulings are affirmed over claims that: 1) a bankruptcy court abused its...

Galli v. New Jersey Meadowlands Comm'n

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and association protect government employees who lack a political affiliation from political patronage...

Chen v. Attorney Gen. of the US

Health Law, Immigration Law
A petitioner may qualify for asylum on the basis of a well-founded fear that his spouse may face forced abortion or sterilization.

Russell v. Governor Dejongh

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In a challenge brought by a senator in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to the validity of the nominations and appointments of certain judges as...

DeBenedictis v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In an action raising securities class action claims against Merrill Lynch alleging that its Fund Registration Statements misled investors by failing...