Category: 3rd Circuit

Mirambeaux v. Att’y Gen.

In Mirambeaux v. Att’y Gen., the Board of Immigration of Appeals ruled that the petitioner was convicted of an aggravated felony and thus ineligible for withholding of removal. The petitioner

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Hernandez-Morales v. Att’y Gen.

In Hernandez-Morales v. Att’y Gen., the 3rd Circuit held that Hernandez-Morales was “dressing up” discretionary rulings made by an immigration judge as well as the Board of Immigration Appeals as

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FTC v. Abbvie

FTC v. Abbvie involved litigation about a patent for a “blockbuster testosterone replacement therapy.” The 3rd Circuit held that the District Court erred by rejecting the FTC’s reverse-payment theory and in concluding

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Reed v. Bernard

In Reed v. Bernard, the 3rd Circuit held that the First Amendment’s right of access does not place an affirmative requirement on the local Philadelphia criminal courts to create or

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Tyson v. Superintendent Houtzdale SCI

In Tyson v Superintendent Houtzdale SCI, the 3rd Circuit held that a criminal defendant’s trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to the trial court’s jury instruction. The

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Johnson v. City of Philadelphia

In Johnson v. City of Philadelphia, the 3rd Circuit threw cold water on Section 1983 state-created danger claims. Those claims proliferated based on a few passing words by the United

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DLJ Mortg. Capital v. Sheridan

In DLJ Mortg. Capital v. Sheridan, the 3rd Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of judgment in favor of DLJ under Rule 52(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

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Porter v. City of Philadelphia

In Porter v. City of Philadelphia, the 3rd Circuit held that the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office’s policy prohibiting comments during a sheriff’s sale is a reasonable, viewpoint neutral speech restriction aimed

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