United States Fourth Circuit - June 2012 Opinion Summaries

US v. Wynn

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of mail fraud and wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. sections 1341 and 1343, based on defendant's performance of services to Oconee County, South...

Moss v. Spartanburg County Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a suit challenging a school policy that allows students to receive two academic credits for off-campus religious instruction offered by private...

US v. Danielczyk

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In the government's appeal of the dismissal of a count of an indictment, alleging that defendants conspired to and did facilitate direct contributions...

Wheeling Hospital, Inc. v. The Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a putative class action to collect amounts allegedly owed to them by employee benefit plans established by the OV Health System Parties, the...

Kensington Volunteer Fire v. Montgomery County, MD

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by volunteer fire and rescue departments against a county and its officials, contending that defendants eliminated part of...

Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an action brought by a nonprofit corporation that provides pregnancy services but does not refer for or provide abortions, challenging the...

Greater Baltimore Center v. Mayor and City Council

Constitutional Law, Health Law
In an action challenging the constitutionality of the City's Ordinance 09-252, which requires that "limited-service pregnancy centers" post signs...

Huggins v. Prince George's County, MD

Commercial Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a civil action against a county and five officials, after the county shut down the salvage automobile wholesaling business operated by plaintiff on...

Winston v. Pearson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The District Court's grant of habeas relief, vacating petitioner's death sentence on the grounds that his trial attorneys were ineffective for failing...

US v. Colson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence enhancement for conviction of receiving movies depicting actual female minors engaged in actual and simulated genital and oral sex with adult...