Taibu Grant appeals the District Court s denial of the habeas petition he filed under 28 U.S.C. 2254. We granted a certificate of appealability to allow Grant to appeal the District Court s rejection of his claim of prosecutorial misconduct without holding an evidentiary hearing and his claim...   MORE>>

Uwe and Hannelore Romeike have five children, ages twelve, eleven, nine, seven and two, at least at the time this dispute began. Rather than send their children to the local public schools, they would prefer to teach them at home, largely for religious reasons. The powers that be refused to let them...   MORE>>

Sherry Washington appeals her conviction and sentence for money laundering and conspiracy to commit program fraud that arose out of her role in a business venture that ostensibly provided wellness services to the Detroit Public School ( DPS ) system. We discern no error in the sufficiency ...   MORE>>

This case stems from a plane crash that resulted in serious injuries to both pilot and passenger. Among various claims against numerous defendants, plaintiffs allege that the aircraft engine manufacturer is liable for negligently failing to warn airplane owners and operators, and failing to notify r...   MORE>>

For the first time on appeal, Defendant-Appellant Servando Alvarado-Casas challenges his federal guilty plea conviction of conspiracy to commit aggravated alien transporting, arguing principally that his plea lacks an adequate factual basis, and that the district court misadvised him as to his sente...   MORE>>

The Section 8 program is a vast effort on the part of federal, state, and local authorities to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing to low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") in conjunction ...   MORE>>

This case arises from actions taken by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ( NRC or Commission ) approving (1) an application by Southern Nuclear Operating Company ( Southern ) for combined licenses to construct and operate new Units 3 and 4 of the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant and (2) an a...   MORE>>

Kevin Koessel was terminated from his position as a deputy sheriff in Sublette County, Wyoming, due to concerns about the lingering effects of a stroke he suffered. In response, Koessel brought a suit in district court against the Sheriff and the County alleging they violated the Americans with Disa...   MORE>>

These are two appeals stemming from the government s immediate termination of a Medicare Part D services contract with a prescription drug insurance coverage provider, Plaintiff-Appellant Fox Insurance Company, Inc. The government terminated the contract in March of 2010 after it had warned Fox of...   MORE>>

More than fifty times between 2002 and 2005, Otto May, Jr., a pipefitter at Chrysler s Belvedere Assembly Plant, was the target of racist, xenophobic, homophobic, and anti-Semitic graffiti that appeared in and around the plant s paint department. Examples, unfortunately, are necessary to show ho...   MORE>>