United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Sierra Club v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
A petition for review of the EPA's decision not to object to a power plant's air-pollution permit is denied where the EPA may alter its position about...

US v. Groenendal

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's child pornography sentence is vacated where: 1) uploading images to a website constitutes "trafficking" under U.S.S.G. section 2G2.2; and...

US v. Detroit Med. Ctr.

Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a suit by the U.S. to collect FICA taxes from Defendant hospital, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed in part where stipends received by medical...

Drogosch v. Metcalf

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on a false arrest, denial of summary judgment for Defendant based on qualified immunity is affirmed, where...

Fleming v. Metrish

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The District Court's granting of Petitioner's habeas petition claiming that his confession was inadmissible is reversed, where the state appellate...

US v. Holden

Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law
Defendants' conviction for impeding an EPA investigation was affirmed, where the District Court did not abuse its discretion by excluding evidence of...

Barrett v. Whirlpool Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action by white employees alleging discrimination based on their association with African-American employees, summary judgment for...

Hensley v. Columbus

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging an unconstitutional taking of property, the dismissal of Plaintiffs' claims is affirmed, where Plaintiffs knew of the taking...

Everson v. Leis

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on Plaintiff's alleged mistreatment by police, the District Court's order reopening discovery is reversed,...

Connection Dist. Co. v. Holder

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In an adult magazine's First Amendment challenge to the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act's reporting requirement, summary judgment for...