Category: 3rd Circuit

Doe v. Princeton Univ.

Two Princeton students were in a relationship so toxic that it had to be settled in the Third Circuit. Doe, a male, and Roe, a female, dated while they were

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FTC v. Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc.

The Third Circuit affirmed the District Court’s injunction, which prevented a merger before an administrative adjudication could occur. Englewood Healthcare Foundation and Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. agreed to a multi-million-dollar

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United States v. Defreitas

The defendant was employed with a government agency in the Virgin Islands and was convicted of soliciting sexual favors in exchange for not reporting a female immigrant who was unlawfully

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Becker v. Sec’y Pa. Dept. Corr.

The Third Circuit held that AEDPA’s deferential standard also governs the decision to issue a certificate of appealability (COA) to a habeas petitioner seeking to appeal a district court’s order

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G.W. v. Ringwood Bd of Educ.

The Third Circuit held that the entry of a “Decision Approving Settlement” in an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) dispute satisfies the jurisdictional prerequisite to an appeal of an

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Garmendia v. Att’y Gen.

The petitioner sought review in the Third Circuit of the denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. He argued that the

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United States v. Hall

The Third Circuit expounded on the due process and Federal Rules of Evidence standards governing the admission of voice identification evidence en route to affirming the defendant’s convictions for crimes

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