United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Smith v. Jefferson County School Bd. of Comm'rs

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In claim by former principal and teachers alleging that closing of county's public alternative school and violated First Amendment Establishment...

Martin v. Toledo Cardiology Consultants, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought by plaintiff-employee lab technician under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...

U.S. v. Blackie

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence of 42 months for possession of visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct in violation of U.S.C. section 2252(a)(4)(B)...

Saxton v. Sheets

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a conviction for aggravated murder, aggravated arson, and aggravated burglary, denial of writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) a conviction...

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence of 144 months for possession of crack and powder cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime,...

Frank v. Dana Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In a class-action securities claim alleging that corporate officers from defendant-company were responsible for intentional or reckless misstatements...

Thompkins v. Berghuis

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a conviction for first-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and several firearms-related charges, denial of writ of habeas corpus...

Redmon v. Sud-Chemie Inc. Ret. Plan for Union Employees

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a claim for failure to pay plaintiff-wife survivor benefits due under her husband's retirement plan and for failing to provide her with plan...

Dealer Computer Svcs., Inc. v. Dub Herring Ford

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Following an arbitration decision granting award to defendant-dealerships and finding arbitration provisions found in various contracts between...

Hawkins v. Warden

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a death sentence for charges related to two felony-murders premised upon aggravated robbery, grant of writ of habeas corpus is reversed in part and...