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Stephen Snyder case: Conviction of med-mal attorney upheld
The conviction for attempted extortion by Maryland medical malpractice attorney Stephen Snyder has been upheld.
Glen Burnie ICE shooting victim’s injuries not being treated, lawyers say
ICE is illegally keeping a Baltimore man shot by agents in its custody without adequate medical treatment, months after the 4th Circuit stayed his deportation, his attorneys wrote.
4th Circuit: Victim statements; qualified immunity
Victim statements — qualified immunity
Former Gilman teacher’s child sex abuse convictions upheld
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the child sexual abuse convictions of a former Gilman School teacher.
4th Circuit: First Amendment, statute of limitations, hearsay
First Amendment — statute of limitations — hearsay
Lawsuit accusing Baltimore Police detectives of coercing witness revived
The Fourth Circuit revived a civil lawsuit by two wrongfully convicted brothers against two Baltimore Police Department detectives.
4th Circuit finds no qualified immunity for K-9 officer in Fourth Amendment case
An officer was not entitled to qualified immunity because the Fourth Amendment right at issue was clearly established at the time the constitutional violation occurred, the 4th Circuit ruled.
4th Circuit blocks MD law on energy companies’ use of eco-friendly terms
A Fourth Circuit panel blocked a Maryland law “restricting and compelling the speech of renewable energy suppliers.”
4th Circuit: Excessive force, Takings claim, deliberate indifference
Excessive force — Takings claim — deliberate indifference
Poppleton development lawsuit dismissed by 4th Circuit
The lawsuit brought by residents of Baltimore’s Poppleton neighborhood over a failed development has likely come to an end after an unsuccessful appeal.
Blackout fears debated at 4th Circuit hearing on proposed MD power line
The dispute over a power transmission line planned for Central Maryland reached the 4th Circuit, where attorneys sparred over survey work that is already underway.
4th Circuit expands ‘grace’ for self-represented plaintiffs, revives Montgomery police lawsuit
In an alleged Montgomery County police brutality case, the 4th Circuit ruled that judges should be more lenient when self-represented litigants incorrectly fill out the top of complaint forms.
