First Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit was established in 1891 has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
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- District of Massachusetts
- District of New Hampshire
- District of Puerto Rico
- District of Rhode Island
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1264
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Andy G. Morales-Veléz, who appealed two rulings related to his guilty plea for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Morales argued that his 120-month sentence was both…
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1377
Justia Opinion Summary: A group of former employees of Luxury Hotels International of Puerto Rico, operating as Ritz-Carlton Hotel Spa & Casino, sued the company for alleged violations of federal and Puerto Rico law in connection with their…
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1794
Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff, John Deaton, was arrested and charged with assault, battery, and disorderly conduct following an altercation at a youth football game. Although the charges were later dismissed, Deaton filed state and…
Date: May 2, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1266
Justia Opinion Summary: A family from Guatemala sought asylum in the United States after receiving death threats from a local gang. The family, led by Ana Luisa Donis-Hernandez de Cabrera, had fled their home country after an extortion attempt…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1749
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Maximiliano Fígaro-Benjamín, a co-conspirator in a multi-defendant drug conspiracy case. Fígaro-Benjamín was part of a crew that transported cocaine between Puerto Rico and St. Thomas on a vessel named…
Date: April 29, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1864
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Hassan Abbas, who was convicted on several counts of wire fraud and money laundering. Abbas was found guilty of participating in an email-based fraud scheme that targeted citizens of Massachusetts. He…
Date: April 29, 2024
Docket Numbers: 23-1496, 23-1497
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Joel Dudley, who was appealing the 2023 revocation of his supervised release and his sentence of two terms of two years of incarceration, to be served consecutively, followed by supervised release for…
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Numbers: 22-1195, 22-1218
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Reynaldo Rosa-Borges, who was sentenced to 72 months for unlawful firearm possession and 36 months for violating the terms of his supervised release from a previous conviction. The firearm and…
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1944
Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant, Antonio Santonastaso, was convicted of making a false statement to federal investigators and attempted witness tampering. The charges stemmed from a 2018 investigation by the Federal Aviation…
Date: April 25, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1414
Justia Opinion Summary: Lashaun Casey was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty by a jury of carjacking and murdering an undercover police officer. Casey sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his trial attorney failed…
Date: April 25, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1736
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute over the construction of an offshore wind project aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The project, proposed by Vineyard Wind 1, LLC, was expected to provide energy sufficient to power…
Date: April 24, 2024
Docket Numbers: 22-1064, 23-1100
Justia Opinion Summary: In the summer of 2020, amid pandemic mask mandates and nationwide racial justice protests, Whole Foods Market, Inc. began disciplining employees who wore facemasks to work supporting the Black Lives Matter movement,…
Date: April 24, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1501
Justia Opinion Summary: A group of Nantucket residents, organized as Nantucket Residents Against Turbines, challenged the approval of the Vineyard Wind project by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The project involves the…
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