LATEST SUMMARIES

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• Arendale v. City of Memphis

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE
• US v. Urrieta

IMMIGRATION LAW
• Ahmed v. Mukasey
• Graham v. Mukasey

LATEST SUMMARIES

CIVIL PROCEDURE, CIVIL RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Arendale v. City of Memphis, No. 07-5230
In a civil rights suit brought by a white police officer against the city of Memphis, summary judgment for the city is affirmed where: 1) the implied cause of action contained in 42 U.S.C. section 1981 does not provide for municipal liability; 2) summary judgment was proper on a section 1983 disparate treatment claim; 3) for purposes of a hostile environment claim, no reasonable jury could find that plaintiff was harassed because of his race; and 4) there was no competent evidence of retaliation. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE
US v. Urrieta, No. 07-5431
In a prosecution for being an illegal alien in possession of firearms and possession of unlawful identification documents, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is reversed where, contrary to the ruling below, an extended detention violated defendant's Fourth Amendment rights. Read more...

IMMIGRATION LAW
Ahmed v. Mukasey, No. 06-3811
Petition for review brought by a citizen of Yemen of a final order of removal is granted where the BIA abused its discretion in denying a motion to remand to an IJ for further consideration of his eligibility for adjustment of status as a "child" and immediate relative of an American citizen under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) and 8 U.S.C. section 1255. Read more...

IMMIGRATION LAW
Graham v. Mukasey, No. 06-4538
Petition for review of an order of removal based on Jamaican petitioner's status as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony is denied over meritless claims that the expedited removal procedure to which he was subjected, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. section 1228(b), violated both his due process and his equal protection rights. Read more...