Police Immune from Abortion Protester’s Arrest Claims
Four police officers who arrested an anti-abortion protester over a perceived bomb threat are entitled to qualified immunity, the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday.
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Convicted Killer Asks Sixth Circuit to Vacate Death Sentence
A death-row inmate convicted of the 1985 rape and murder of a 12-year-old boy argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Thursday that his intellectual disabilities render his sentence unconstitutional.
Read moreSchool Officials Argue for Immunity After Third-Grader’s Suicide
The principal and vice principal of a Cincinnati elementary school argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Wednesday that they are entitled to immunity from claims brought by the parents of a third-grader who killed himself after being bullied repeatedly.
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Tennessee Voting Machines Challenged at Sixth Circuit
An elections advocacy group urged a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to reinstate its case against the Tennessee Election Commission based on claims that one county’s electronic voting machines and software have created an inherently insecure system.
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Injured Driver Fights Ohio Exception to Negligence Cases
A driver injured in a collision with a tractor trailer whose operator suffered a fatal heart attack argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to revive his case, after a federal judge found Ohio’s medical emergency doctrine barred his negligence claims.
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The Sixth Circuit ruled against parents asking the court to prevent a school district from charging them with truancy if they remove their autistic son from its school for a second time so that he can receive specialized care. The parents were convicted of truancy the first time they removed their child to the private therapy program, where their son showed signs of improvement.
Read moreDetroit Students Fight to Revive Literacy-Rights Case
A class of current and former students of the Detroit public school system urged a Sixth Circuit panel Thursday to reinstate their civil rights case against the state of Michigan for its alleged failure to provide “even a minimally adequate education.”
Read moreTitle IX Reporting Requirements Debated at Sixth Circuit
A former softball player at Kent State University urged the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday to revive her case against the school and officials she accuses of covering up her alleged rape at the hands of a baseball player who was also the son of the softball coach.
Read moreSixth Circuit Upholds Injunction Blocking Ohio Abortion Ban
A Sixth Circuit panel on Friday upheld an injunction that says a women’s right to an abortion cannot be blocked in Ohio based on indications that a fetus has Down syndrome.
Read moreSixth Circuit Refuses to Halt Major Opioid Trial
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday denied Ohio’s request to stop an opioid trial that will test the first of thousands of claims in the state against pharmaceutical companies.
Read moreUniversity of Michigan Can’t Duck Free Speech Suit, Sixth Circuit Rules
Conservative students at the University of Michigan can continue their claim that the school’s anti-bullying team violates their right to free speech, the Sixth Circuit ruled Monday in a 2-1 decision.
Read moreSixth Circuit Orders Tougher Sentence for Rand Paul Attacker
A 30-day prison sentence for the man who attacked Senator Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home two years ago is too lenient, the Sixth Circuit ruled Monday.
Read moreEx-Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Must Face Suit
Kim Davis, the former county clerk briefly jailed over her refusal to recognize gay marriage in Kentucky, is not immune from civil claims by two of the couples she denied a license to wed, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
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Border Gas Station Not Exempt From Air-Quality Standards
A duty-free gas station situated near the Ambassador Bridge on the U.S.-Canadian border must comply with U.S. gasoline volatility requirements, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
Read moreNeighborhood Mosque
A city in Michigan properly negotiated a consent decree to permit the construction of a mosque in a residential neighborhood, the Sixth Circuit ruled. Citizens’ First Amendment rights were not violated when the mayor cut off public comments that were irrelevant to zoning considerations, such as commenters’ preference not to “live near Muslims.”
Read moreAbortion Protester Wins Appeal
An anti-abortion protester is entitled to an injunction allowing him to to stand near the entrance of a Planned Parenthood clinic, the Sixth Circuit ruled. The court found that the street connected to the abortion clinic’s parking lot is privately owned, but it “has all the trappings of a public street” and can be considered a public forum.
Read moreKentucky Defends Abortion Clinic Transfer Rule in Sixth Circuit
An attorney for the state of Kentucky argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Thursday to reinstate a statute requiring abortion clinics to maintain transfer agreements with local hospitals, while a lawyer for one clinic said the rule effectively bans the procedure statewide.
Read moreSixth Circuit Throws Out Ohio Marijuana Ballot Issues
Ohio did not violate the rights of two residents who proposed ballot issues that would decriminalize marijuana possession in their towns, the Sixth Circuit ruled on Wednesday.
Read moreLabor Rights
Truck parts-maker Hendrickson USA did not violate labor law by trying to dissuade employees from unionizing, the Sixth Circuit ruled, unraveling a decision by the National Labor Relations Board.
Read moreProsecutors Seeks Harsher Sentence for Rand Paul Attacker
Federal prosecutors argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday to lengthen the prison sentence of the man who attacked U.S. Senator Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home two years ago.
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