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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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 moreA 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 moreAn 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 moreAn 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 moreOhio 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 moreTruck 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 moreFederal 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.
Read moreA parody Facebook account of an Ohio police department that landed a local man in jail falls under speech protected by the First Amendment, the Sixth Circuit ruled unanimously Monday.
Read moreThe Tennessee General Assembly cannot sue the federal government to block the requirement to provide Medicaid benefits to refugees, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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Civil rights protesters who were arrested and ejected from a ham breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair were not denied their First Amendment rights, the Sixth Circuit ruled this week.
Read moreA New York Times article that included allegations of misconduct against an Ohio State University cancer researcher may have been unflattering but it was not defamatory, the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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A Tennessee family can press its lawsuit against online retailer Amazon over a hoverboard fire that destroyed their home, an appeals court has ruled, saying the company was aware of complaints about the devices catching fire and exploding.
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A federal judge prematurely dismissed a rape victim’s gender discrimination claims against the city of Memphis over its handling of rape kits, a divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled Thursday, remanding the case for further discovery.
Read moreThe constitutionality of Ohio’s ballot initiative procedure, which offers no appeals process for petitioners who are denied, was debated Wednesday before a Sixth Circuit panel.
Read moreA Michigan police officer who shot and killed a dog during an attempt to apprehend someone who lived in the same building as the dog’s owners argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday he is entitled to qualified immunity on excessive force claims.
Read moreSiding with the Washington Post, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled Thursday that the Drug Enforcement Agency cannot file court records about the distribution of prescription opioids under seal.
Read moreA parody Facebook account of an Ohio police department landed a local man in jail, but he was acquitted of a felony charge and his First Amendment lawsuit against the city and its police officers was heard Thursday in the Sixth Circuit.
Read moreAn award-winning cancer researcher at the Ohio State University argued Thursday before the Sixth Circuit to revive his defamation lawsuit against the New York Times over a 2017 article that raised questions about the authenticity of his research data.
Read moreThe United Auto Workers argued Tuesday before the Sixth Circuit for the implementation of minimum health care premium payments by Honeywell International to a group of over 4,700 retirees who claim they were promised lifetime benefits.
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