United States Fourth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

ALTMAN v. CITY OF HIGH POINT

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A privately owned dog falls within one of the classes of property protected by the Fourth Amendment against unreasonable search and seizure. Because...

CAVALIER TEL., LLC v. VERIZON VIRGINIA, INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications Law
Where a complaint alleges only breaches of duties that did not exist prior to enactment of the Telecommunications Act and would not have supported a...

INTERNATIONAL BANCORP, LLC v. SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER ET DU CERCLE DES ETRANGERS A MONACO

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment in favor of defendant on its Lanham Act trademark infringement claim and Anticybersquatting claim, awarding defendant statutory...

LEWIN v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUE

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US v. SHORTER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In appeals from drug and weapons convictions, (1) omissions in an affidavit did not invalidate a search, (2) evidence showed defendant's constructive...

US v. RASHWAN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law
Where defendant was properly prosecuted and convicted on all counts for marriage fraud, conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, identification fraud, and...

KING v. RUMSFELD

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Because defendant has not presented a prima facie Title VII case as to his race and sex discrimination claims and he has not overcome his employer's...

US v. CURTIS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Fed. R. Crim. P. 12.2(c) did not prohibit the government from introducing psychiatric testimony to rebut defendant's defense that he was more...

SCOTT v. US

Securities Law, Tax Law
A trust's investment-advice fees are not fully deductible under Internal Revenue Code section 67(e), but are subject to the 2% floor established by...

FATTAHI v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & FIREARMS

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An ATF agent's disclosure of plaintiff's federal firearms license application to the legal counsel of plaintiff's condominium association satisfied...