The Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday against the use of a novel form of settlement class devised to pursue opioid manufacturers for their role in the U.S. opioid addiction crisis.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit reversed an injunction that ordered Ohio to accept electronically signed and witnessed ballot initiatives and extended the deadline for submitting such petitions, finding that the state’s ballot initiative requirements are constitutional, even as applied during the pandemic.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit remanded, for the second time, a case in which a district court judge sentenced a man who downloaded nearly 1,000 images of child pornography to 12 months’ home confinement, even though the sentencing guidelines called for a sentence of 97 to 120 months in prison.
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The owners of Maximum Security, the horse that crossed the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby but was later disqualified, lost in the Sixth Circuit on Friday when the court held the disqualification was not reviewable under state law.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit revived a former Emergency Medical Services captain’s retaliation suit in which he claimed he was dismissed after making incendiary comments on his private Facebook page about the police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. A district court will have to address whether the captain’s free speech interests outweigh the interest of Cleveland EMS.
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An Ohio law that requires chiropractors to wait 30 days before contacting potential patients after automobile accidents or crimes does not infringe the health care providers’ First Amendment commercial speech rights, the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit denied immunity to Michigan government defendants, including former Governor Rick Snyder, in actions stemming from the Flint water crisis based on the court’s previous findings that the officials played direct roles in creating the crisis.
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A group of chiropractors and a patient referral service argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday that Ohio’s restrictions on contacting people involved in car accidents are unconstitutional infringements on commercial speech.
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An e-cigarette and vapor technology retailer argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration’s deadlines for regulation of its vaping products are arbitrary and violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
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CINCINNATI (CN) — Candidates petitioning for placement on the November 2020 ballot in Ohio must collect signatures in person, regardless
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Prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday that a so-called negotiation class of state and local governments created by a federal judge is unconstitutional.
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The Sixth Circuit on Thursday reinstated a First Amendment retaliation case brought by a former Kent State University softball player who claims her coach and the university tried to cover up her rape accusations against the coach’s son.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit upheld the convictions of a Michigan doctor whose clinic, Compassionate Doctors, collected millions in Medicare payments and illegal kickbacks for fraudulent prescriptions written to fake patients, who were “generally small-time criminals and drug dealers,” according to the court
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit denied Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a stay pending appeal of a case relating to ballot signature requirements. Proponents of a criminal justice reform initiative say the combination of the governor’s stay-at-home order and the signature requirements create an unconstitutionally severe restriction on their access to the ballot.
Read moreDiagnosis of the BRCA1 mutation — a gene that substantially limits normal cell growth and increases the risk of breast cancer — could be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Sixth Circuit ruled. The court revived disability discrimination claims against a day care brought by a former employee who was fired after having a double mastectomy.
Read moreThe Sixth Circuit denied habeas relief to a death row inmate finding that a second execution attempt would not constitute a cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Ohio first tried to execute Romell Broom by lethal injection in 2009 but could not maintain a viable IV connection to his veins.
Read morePlainclothes police officers who approached a black man with their weapons drawn and tased, pepper sprayed and arrested him — without probable cause — are not entitled to qualified immunity on excessive force claims, the Sixth Circuit ruled. The man initially thought he was about to be robbed.
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A 2015 Environmental Protection Agency rule that expanded the definition of the waters of the United States was debated Thursday at the Sixth Circuit, as Ohio and Tennessee argued the since-repealed rule was unconstitutional and could still be put back into effect.
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A Tea Party Republican who was ousted from the Michigan House of Representatives after he used public funds to cover up an affair with a colleague argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday to revive his conspiracy claims against the state government and numerous lawmakers.
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