Abortion Clinics Win Battle With Ohio in Sixth Circuit
An Ohio law that revokes funding from abortion providers for unrelated federal health care programs is unconstitutional, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday.
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Sixth Circuit Nominee Declines to State Position on Roe
President Donald Trump’s selection to serve on the Sixth Circuit declined to say on Wednesday whether he believes the Supreme Court rightly decided Roe v. Wade, suggesting it would be inappropriate to weigh in on a case inspiring live issues that might come before his court.
Read moreFarming Co-op Pushes for Insurance Rebates in Sixth Circuit
An Ohio farming cooperative that owns part of a crop insurance provider argued Tuesday before the Sixth Circuit to retain its ability to issue refunds to members that used its insurance company.
Read moreICE Appeals Judge’s Release of Detained Iraqis
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed an appeal with the Sixth Circuit challenging a federal judge’s order releasing more than 100 Iraqi nationals who had been languishing in immigration-detention facilities for months.
Read moreOhio Death-Row Inmates Lose Bid to Halt Executions
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday rejected two death-row inmates’ efforts to block their executions, finding they did not prove Ohio’s lethal injection drugs cause serious pain and suffering.
Read moreTrump Nominates 12 More for Judgeships Nationwide
President Donald Trump announced 12 new judicial nominations on Tuesday, the 10th large group of nominees he has sent to the Senate since taking office a year ago.
Read moreJustices Clarify Jurisdiction for Water-Rule Challenges
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that any legal challenge of what waters are subject to federal protection must be brought in a trial court, not a federal appeals court.
Read moreSixth Circuit Rules for Mother Deported to Mexico
An Ohio mother of four children who was deported last year to Mexico scored a vital appeals victory on Wednesday when the Sixth Circuit vacated a federal immigration decision rejecting claims that she would face retribution from a prominent drug cartel if she was removed.
Read moreSixth Circuit OKs Vote on Tennessee Abortion Measure
The Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the rights of Tennessee citizens who voted against a 2014 constitutional amendment eliminating abortion protections were not violated, rejecting their challenge to the state’s election procedures.
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Appeals Court Revives Shareholder Suit Over Alleged Medicare Fraud
Shareholders can sue Community Health Systems for allegedly hiding a major driver of its profitability – Medicare fraud – which a competitor revealed in a 2011 lawsuit, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
Read moreSixth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Juggalo Gang Designation
The Sixth Circuit rejected a challenge Monday by the Insane Clown Posse over the FBI’s designation of its Juggalo fan base as “a loosely-organized hybrid gang.”
Read more‘Guppie’ Clothing Makers Take On Kids Show in Sixth Circuit
A clothing company tried Tuesday to persuade a Sixth Circuit panel that merchandise from Nickelodeon’s “Bubble Guppies” TV show infringes on its trademarks for Guppie Kid apparel.
Read moreAmazon, Apple Cleared in Dispute Over ‘Gronk’ Erotic Novel
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a judgment Tuesday against an Ohio couple that sued Amazon, Apple and Barnes and Noble for distributing an unexpected erotic-fiction hit that used their engagement picture and told the story of a married woman’s romantic interest in New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.
Read moreSixth Circuit Revives Blind Ohioans’ Bid for Voting Tool
The Sixth Circuit breathed new life into an effort by blind Ohio voters to introduce an online voting tool to replace absentee paper ballots for the disabled, finding that state officials did not prove the software would fundamentally change its voting system.
Read moreSixth Circuit Takes Up Trump’s Appeal Over Rally Violence
The Sixth Circuit said Wednesday that it will hear a case brought by protesters who claim they were attacked at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Louisville, Ky., last year after the then-candidate yelled “get ‘em out of here.”
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Senate Confirms Larsen for Seat on Sixth Circuit
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice to serve on the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday, continuing a frenzied week of approving judicial nominees.
Read moreFederal Judge Fights Sixth Circuit’s Reprimand
A federal judge sued the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council on Thursday, claiming that the court-ordered reprimand he faces for misconduct is unconstitutional, as is its demand that he undergo mental evaluation.
Read moreSplit En Banc Sixth Circuit OKs Government-Led Prayer
A divided full Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Michigan county’s practice of opening its board meetings with a commissioner-led prayer as constitutional, finding the prayers fall inside the scope of historically accepted traditions and are not coercive.
Read moreSixth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Taxes on Foreign Accounts
U.S. citizens living abroad, joined by Sen. Rand Paul, lack standing to challenge the Treasury Department’s new taxes on their foreign bank accounts, the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday.
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Judge Allows Trump’s Appeal Over Violence at Rally
Sending a First Amendment question to the Sixth Circuit, a federal judge decided to allow an appeal by President Donald Trump’s legal team in a lawsuit accusing him of inciting violence against protesters at a Kentucky campaign rally last year.
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