Civil Rights
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Habeas Corpus Claim Arising from Denial of Plea Bargain
By John Van Swearingen On Wednesday, November 23, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Rodriguez… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Pro Se Plaintiff’s Case
By Ali Fenno On November 8, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Thomas… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Remands Prisoner’s Civil Rights Case for Further Discovery
By Blake Stafford On March 17, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued its published opinion in Raynor v. Pugh, a civil… Read More
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North Carolina Free to Reject Specialty Plate Designs it Disagrees With
By Elizabeth DeFrance On March 10, 2016 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in the civil… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Suppresses Evidence Obtained through Unlawful Search
By Anthony Biraglia In United States v. Kenneth Rush, a criminal case decided and published on December 21, 2015, the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment on Qualified Immunity Grounds
By Sarah Saint On June 15, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case of Hunter… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for School District in ADA Case
By Anthony Biraglia In a published opinion released on June 15, 2015, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a Maryland district court’s… Read More
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Claim Alleging Unconstitutional Redistricting for Wake County School Board Elections was Improperly Dismissed
By Elizabeth DeFrance On May 27, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Wright v.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Narrowly Construes FRSA’s Election of Remedies Provision
By Elissa Hachmeister Today, in a published opinion in the civil case of Lee v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., the… Read More
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Child’s Statement Secures Qualified Immunity for Police Officer
By Marcus Fields Today, in Pleasants v. Rigsby, an unpublished decision, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court for the… Read More
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The Fourth Circuit Affirmed that Religious Group is a Prison Gang
By David Darr Today, in the civil rights case Infinite Allah v. Virginia, the Fourth Circuit affirmed in an unpublished… Read More
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Fourth Circuits Says “Third Strike” Only a Foul, Inmate Gets Another At Bat
By Rolf Garcia-Gallont In Cassell v. Dawkins, an unpublished civil opinion released on February 5, 2015, the Fourth Circuit vacated a… Read More