Cases

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: The United States1 appeals a preliminary injunction, pending trial, forbidding implementation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans -and Lawful Permanent Residents program (“DAPA”). Twenty-six states (the “states”2) challenged DAPA under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution;

Robert E. Payne, Senior United States District Judge This matter is before the Court on the Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT (the "Motion") (ECF No. 18). For the reasons set forth below, the Motion will be denied. BACKGROUND I. Procedural Context Trinidad Diaz-Martinez ("Diaz-Martinez") was charged in a one-count indictment with illegal reent

MEMORANDUM OPINION RICHARD W. ROBERTS, Chief Judge. Plaintiff Romella Arnold, an African-American employee of the United States Department of the Interior (“DOI”), brings suit against the Secretary of the DOI (“Secretary”) alleging that the Secretary failed to promote her in retaliation for her prior EEO activity, in violation of Title VII of t

DEBORAH K. CHASANOW, United States District Judge This is one of several recent cases challenging the decisions to end Temporary Protected Status ("TPS") for nationals of various countries. See, *571Centro Presente v. Dep't of Homeland Sec'y , No. 18-cv-10340-DJC (D.Mass. filed February 22, 2018)(Haiti, El Salvador, and Honduras);

ORDER GRANTING THE DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF No. 38) ANDREW P. GORDON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Plaintiff Kisha Norman was a part-time hourly employee at the juvenile detention facility operated by defendant Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS). Norman was at the facility during a melee in the dining hall during which she claims to have obs

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER GREGORY F. VAN TATENHOVE, District Judge. Though it would be an exceedingly rare occurrence for any person to physically assault another without as much as a fleeting trace of hate in his or her heart, Congress has seen fit to provide special federal protections against designated “hate crimes.” The United States alleges that when David Jenkins and Anthony Jenkins kidnapped

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ANN D. MONTGOMERY, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION On May 4, 2015, the undersigned United States District Judge heard oral argument on Defendants Spring Lake Park Panther Youth Football Association, Phillip Richard, Kevin Johnson, William Koschak, and Rochelle Woods’ Motion to Dismiss [Docket No. 7]. Plaintiffs David Nathanson (“David”), Gloria Nathanson (“Glor

Denise J. Casper, United States District Judge *396I. Introduction Plaintiffs Centro Presente, Haitian-Americans United, Inc., Juan Carlos Vidal, Anne Christine Nicolas, Chris Jean Baptiste, Mercedes Mata, Carolina Mata, Will Arias, Juan Amaya, Maria Guerra, Josue Dorfeuille, Natacha Dorfeuille, Yesy Patricia Carbajal, Juan Gue

EDWARD M. CHEN, United States District Judge In 1990, Congress passed and President George H. W. Bush signed the Immigration Act of 1990, creating the "Temporary Protected Status" (TPS) program. See Pub. L. 102-232 (1991). The TPS statute codifies a long-standing practice: "every Administration since and including that of President Eisenhower has permitted one or more groups of otherwise deportable aliens to remain temporar

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JAMES 0. BROWNING, District Judge. THIS MATTER comes before the Court on: (i) the United States’ Motion for Summary Judgment, filed July 16, 2012 (Doc. 66); (ii) the Defendants’ Motion for Leave of Court to Reply to Plaintiffs’ Reply to Hopkins’ Response to Motion for Summary Judgment, filed September 4, 2012 (Doc. 106) (“Motion for Surreply”); and (iii) the Defe

Andrew S. Hanen, United States District Court Judge Eight states and two governors1 are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and ask this Court to hold that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program is illegal because its creation and continued existence violate the procedural and substantive aspects of the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA").

Nos. 15-1252L, 15-1253L, 15-1268L Filed: April 10, 2018 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * JOHN ARNOLD, et al., * FLYING S. LAND CO., et al., * * JOE L. DAWSON, et al., * * Fifth Amendment Taking; Rails to Plaintiffs,

(2008) Edward D. WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary, United States Department of Labor, Defendant. Civil Action No. 06-2149 (CKK). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 9, 2008. MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge. This is a Title VII employment discrimination case. Plaintiff Edwa

MEMORANDUM MATTHEW W. BRANN, District Judge. Pending before this Court is a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 119) filed by Defendants Charles DeFebo, Erin Soden, and Robert Collins. The motion seeks to dismiss all supplemental allegations added by Plaintiffs in their First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 79) and their Second Amended Complaint (ECF No. 94).1 The matter has

ORDER HERMAN J. WEBER, Senior District Judge. Pending is the defendant’s “Motion for Summary Judgment” (doc. no. 22), which plaintiff opposes. Defendant has submitted proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, which plaintiff has highlighted as true, false, or irrelevant (doc. no. 34). The Court held a hearing on May 14, 2014, at which counsel presented oral arguments. Having carefully c

RAGGI, Circuit Judge. Calvin Johnson appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on February 5, 2003, after a jury trial in the Eastern District of New York (Nicholas G. Garaufis, Judge) at which he was found guilty on four counts of distributing or possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack cocaine”), see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841

JILL PRYOR, Circuit Judge: The” plaintiffs in these consolidated appeals challenge the regulations implementing-what is known as the “contraceptive mandate” of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) — the requirement that employers provide health insurance coverage for preventive care (including contraception) to women.1 Specifically, the plaintiffs argue that the regulations’ accommodation for nonpro

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION LEE H. ROSENTHAL, District Judge. The Affordable Care Act mandates coverage for contraceptive services in group health plans that employers must provide their employees. Churches, nonprofit religious organizations, and for-profit corporations owned by deeply religious individuals challenged this mandate as offensive to their religious beliefs. The federal government responded. Recen

WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II, United States District Judge: Plaintiffs bring this action challenging then-Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine C. Duke's November 20, 2017 determination to terminate Haiti's Temporary Protected Status designation based on her assessment that Haiti had sufficiently recovered from a 2010 earthquake and there were no longer "extraordinary and temporary conditions" preventing Haitian nationals residing in

MEMORANDUM OPINION DEBORAH K. CHASANOW, United States District Judge Presently pending and ready for resolution in this Establishment Clause case is a motion for summary judgment filed by Plaintiffs American Humanist Association, Steven Lowe, Fred Edwords, and Bishop McNeill. (ECF No. 80).1 Also pending are cross-motions for summary judgment filed by Defendant Maryland-Nationa