United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Boston Regional Med. Ctr. v. Reynolds

Probate, Trusts & Estates, Tax-exempt Organizations
Under Massachusetts law, a nonprofit organization that has ceased operations may not receive a charitable bequest unless it is both capable of using...

Sevigny v. Employers Ins. of Wausau

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a dispute concerning the set off of insurance obligations, the district court erred when it remanded the removed case back to state court.

US v. Kornegay

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his challenge to the admission of a detective's identification testimony.

Falae v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is denied where the Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in rejecting plaintiff's motion to...

Falae v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is denied where the Board of Immigration Appeals properly upheld an immigration judge's determination that plaintiff...

US v. Mclean

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is vacated and remanded for resentencing pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

Diva's Inc. v. City of Bangor

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 claim, dismissal of plaintiff's suit is reversed to determine whether defendant-City Council members denied a special amusement...

US v. Wilkerson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is remanded for resentencing pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

US v. Villafane-Jimenez

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing

US v. Work

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The Sixth Amendment does not apply to the revocation of supervised release and the consequent imposition of additional prison time.