Constitutional Law
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Fourth Circuit Limits Qualified Immunity in Sexually Intrusive Searches
By: Hailey Cleek & Mike Garrigan In 2014, David E. Abbott, a detective with the Manassas City Police Department in… Read More
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Weekly Roundup 3/12 – 3/16
By: Adam McCoy and Shawn Namet Kenny v. Wilson In this civil case, plaintiff-appellants, Kenny, argued the district court incorrectly… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Zoning Case Brought on Constitutional Grounds
By: Ashley Collette and Evan Reid On October 12, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the… Read More
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Religion: Friend or Foe to the IEP?
Overview M.L. was born in 2003 with Down Syndrome and lives with his family in an Orthodox Jewish community in… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Social Media Dispute
By: Kristina Wilson On Monday, March 20, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Grutzmacher… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Traffic Stop as Constitutional Under the Fourth Amendment
By Kelsey Mellan On February 23, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in United States v. Hill,… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Removal Order and Sentencing Determination
By Kelsey Mellan On January 26, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in United States v. Moreno-Tapia, a… Read More
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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 Rules Virginia’s Geriatric Release Program Violates Eighth Amendment Rights of Juveniles Serving Life Sentences for Non-Homicide Offenses
By John Van Swearingen On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case LeBlanc… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Deems Deprivation of Prisoner’s Medical Care Unconstitutional
By Kelsey Mellan On November 4, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in Scinto v. Stansberry, a civil… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Conviction in Unlawful Receipt of Government Benefits Case
By: Kristina Wilson On Friday, October 21, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… 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