United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

S.H.A.R.K. v. Metro Parks Serving Summit County

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit brought by a non-profit created to expose inhumane treatment of animals, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the Privacy...

US v. Kennedy

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for distributing child pornography is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court violated his Fifth Amendment right against...

Weisbarth v. Geauga Park Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a First Amendment retaliation action brought by a terminated park ranger alleging that defendant fired her due to comments she made to a consultant...

Compuware Corp. v. Moody's Inv. Servs., Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a breach of contract and defamation action brought by a company against a financial publisher that analyzed and rated plaintiff, summary judgment...

US v. Catalan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and for the underlying possession is affirmed over a claim of insufficient...

Davis v. US

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Family Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an action seeking a declaratory judgment to determine the amount of financial support that plaintiff owes to his wife, from whom he is legally...

Reynolds v. Bagley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for habeas relief in a murder case is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) a denial of a request for an evidentiary...

US v. Ayoub

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute is affirmed over...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for kidnapping, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and sex trafficking of children is affirmed...

Wilcher v. City of Akron

Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In an action brought by a producer of public access programming alleging that Time Warner Cable rules for submitting public access programs violate...