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Decided: February 4, 2014
Three defendants, Omar Hassan, Ziyad Yahi and Hysen Sherifi (collectively “Defendants”) were tried jointly in the Eastern District of North Carolina and convicted of several offenses arising from terrorist activities. After …
Decided: February 3, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that (1) the Red Onion State Prison’s (ROSP) decision to abandon its policy of requiring prisoners to present physical indicia of Islamic faith to qualify for special …
Decided: January 31, 2014
The Fourth Circuit, finding that 15 U.S.C. § 1692g(a)(3) permits consumers to orally dispute the validity of a debt, vacated the district court’s order dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint and remanded for …
Decided: January 30, 2014
Plaintiff, Marie McCray worked for the Maryland Transit Administration (“MTA”), a division of the Maryland Department of Transportation (“MDOT”) for nearly forty years before her position was eliminated due to budget …
Decided: January 28, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant’s conviction for attempting to export small-arms ammunition to Jordan without a license. The Fourth Circuit held that there was sufficient evidence to …
Decided: January 28, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the District of Maryland did not abuse its discretion by denying Shirley Gross’s (Gross) request to amend her complaint, and …
Decided: January 27, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the district court correctly found defendant’s plea of nolo contendere with adjudication constituted a conviction for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registration …
Decided: January 27, 2014
The Fourth Circuit combined two similar cases from the district courts of South Carolina and Maryland to consider whether the Federal National Mortgage Associate (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan …
Decided: January 27, 2014
The Fourth Circuit partially granted Julio Ernesto Martinez’s (“Martinez”) Petition for Review, finding that a group consisting of former MS-13 gang members constitutes a “particular social group” within the meaning of …
Decided: January 27, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that it was without jurisdiction to consider a coal operator’s petition for review following the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission’s (the “Commission”) decision to temporarily …
Decided: January 24, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina did not abuse its discretion by prohibiting Awni Shauaib Zayyad (Zayyad) from cross-examining government …
Decided: January 24, 2014
The Fourth Circuit, “[c]onstrained by the standard of review,” held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) properly exercised its discretion in declining to grant the North Carolina Utilities Commission (“NCUC”) …
Decided: January 23, 2014
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the District of Maryland properly denied Leconie Williams, IV’s (Williams) motion to suppress evidence and did not abuse its discretion …
Decided: January 23, 2014
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the district court, denying the defendant habeas relief. The Fourth Circuit held that the trial counsel’s failure to call three witnesses, …
Decided: January 23, 2014
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s determination that a plaintiff did not qualify for protection under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) where the plaintiff suffered from only a temporary …