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US v. Arias-Mercedes

United States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a conviction on drug-smuggling charges. The defendant, who was caught with two other men aboard a vessel carrying 70 kilograms of cocaine,...
08/21/2018 17-1229

US v. Villodas-Rosario

United States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that a defendant was barred from appealing his sentence because his plea agreement contained a waiver-of-appeal clause. The defendant, who...
08/20/2018 15-1981

Soto-Cintron v. US

United States First Circuit
Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Held that the U.S. government was not liable for the actions of agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who stopped a pickup...
08/20/2018 17-1180

Newman v. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

United States First Circuit
Securities Law, Labor & Employment Law
Affirmed the dismissal of an employee's claim brought under the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. An employee of...
08/20/2018 15-2239

Sihotang v. Sessions

United States First Circuit
Immigration Law
Granted an Indonesian national's petition for review of a decision denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings. The evangelical Christian, who...
08/15/2018 17-2183

US v. Valdes-Ayala

United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Affirmed the fraud-related convictions of a man who falsely promised to provide professional legal assistance to individuals who were behind on their...
08/15/2018 16-1002

Lemus v. Sessions

United States First Circuit
Immigration Law
Denied a petition for review of an administrative decision ordering a Guatemalan couple removed from the United States. The husband and wife moved to...
08/14/2018 17-2068

US v. Sosa-Gonzalez

United States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed the sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and to one count of possession of a...
08/14/2018 17-2005

US v. Gierbolini-Rivera

United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing
Affirmed the sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to one count of theft in connection with health care and to one count of wire fraud. An...
08/14/2018 15-2076

Torres-Pagan v. Berryhill

United States First Circuit
Juvenile Law, Government Benefits
Vacated an administrative ruling that terminated the Supplemental Security Income benefits of an individual who had received them since childhood for...
08/10/2018 17-2146

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