Tennessee Argues Against Medicaid Benefits for Refugees
An attorney for the state of Tennessee argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday morning that a federal requirement to provide Medicaid benefits to refugees is unconstitutional.
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Flipping Off Cops Is Free Speech, Sixth Circuit Rules
Giving a police officer the middle finger is protected speech and doesn’t qualify as probable cause for a traffic stop, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
Read moreFull Sixth Circuit Allows Ohio to Block Abortion Clinic Funds
The en banc Sixth Circuit ruled 11-6 Tuesday that Ohio can withhold funding for public health programs from abortion providers, most notably Planned Parenthood.
Read moreLawyer Who Backed Ban on Gay Marriage Confirmed to 6th Circuit
The Senate confirmed Ohio’s state solicitor to a seat on the Sixth Circuit on Thursday, the body’s second such installment in as many days.
Read moreAttorney Who Backed Obamacare Suit Confirmed to Sixth Circuit
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed to the Sixth Circuit a top Justice Department attorney who has been involved in some of the Trump administration’s most contentious court fights, including a challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
Read moreSixth Circuit Clears James Woods in Twitter Libel Suit
The inclusion of a question mark in a tweet posted by conservative actor James Woods about a woman giving a Nazi salute at a 2016 rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump lends enough ambiguity to the message that it is not defamatory, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday.
Read moreBorder Gas Station Fights Air-Quality Rules in Sixth Circuit
A duty-free gas station located immediately before the Ambassador Bridge that connects the United States and Canada argued Friday before a Sixth Circuit panel that the imposition of air quality standards on the fuel it sells is unconstitutional.
Read moreFormer Kentucky Clerk Back in Spotlight at Sixth Circuit
Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Thursday to dismiss claims brought by a pair of gay couples to whom she refused to issue marriage licenses after the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
Read moreSixth Circuit Takes Up Ohio Ban on Down Syndrome Abortion
Fighting a preliminary injunction before the Sixth Circuit, Ohio argued Wednesday that a state law outlawing abortions if a woman’s decision is based on indications that a fetus has Down syndrome is constitutional.
Read moreSixth Circuit Takes Up Delays in Rape-Kit Testing
A class of female sexual assault victims argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to revive claims that the city of Memphis did not process their evidence kits when the crimes were first reported.
Read moreOhio Fracking Laws Contested in Sixth Circuit
Several Ohio landowners argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Thursday that a mining company’s fracking operation under their property is unconstitutional, seeking to revive federal claims against the company and the Buckeye State.
Read moreSixth Circuit Hears Debate Over Rewarding Inmate Vasectomies
The constitutionality of a discontinued Tennessee county policy that gave inmates a jail-time credit if they had a vasectomy was debated before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday.
Read moreShooting Victims Push to Revive Case Against Social Media Sites
Victims and family members of those killed during the 2016 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to revive wrongful death and Anti-Terrorism Act claims against Twitter and other social media platforms.
Read moreMichigan Residents Lose Fight Over Sewage Rule
A Sixth Circuit panel declined Thursday to revive federal takings claims brought by Ann Arbor residents who were required to install sump pumps in their homes after the city experienced sewage overflow problems.
Read moreHigh Court Rules Against Pair of Convicted Killers
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Sixth Circuit to reconsider an Ohio man’s vacated death sentence and declined to hear an appeal from another convicted murderer, drawing a stinging rebuke from three liberal justices.
Read moreSixth Circuit Denies Immunity to Flint Officials in Water Crisis
A divided Sixth Circuit denied Flint city officials immunity on a bodily integrity claim brought by a mother and child who drank the city’s lead-contaminated water.
Read moreSixth Circuit Nixes Tennessee Cap on Punitive Damages
A Tennessee statute capping punitive damages is unconstitutional, a divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled Friday, as state case law from the 1800s shows an award of punitive damages is historically a “finding of fact” that falls in the hands of jurors.
Read moreJuveniles Housed With Adults Bring Claims to Sixth Circuit
A class of former and current juvenile inmates housed with adults who say they are exposed to an increased risk of sexual and physical assaults argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday to revive their civil rights claims.
Read morePanel Offers Little Hope to Michigan Residents in Sewage Case
A Michigan city’s ordinance that required some residents to connect their home’s drainage systems to the municipal storm-sewer system and install sump pumps was challenged Wednesday as unconstitutional before a Sixth Circuit panel that appeared unlikely to rule in their favor.
Read moreElectric Chair Maker Wary of Tennessee Execution
Calling it “an accident waiting to happen,” the man who built Tennessee’s electric chair told Courthouse News that modifications made to the machine may not do an effective job in Thursday night’s planned execution of a double murderer.
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