6th Circuit Court

361 ABA Journal 6th Circuit Court articles.

Chalking tires constitutes unreasonable search, 6th Circuit rules

Parking enforcement officers in Saginaw, Michigan, who use chalk to mark the tires of cars to track how long they have been parked are violating the constitution, a federal appeals…

Apr 23, 2019 12:17 PM CDT

SCOTUS will consider sexual orientation, transgender discrimination under Title VII

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted three petitions regarding whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status.

Apr 22, 2019 1:01 PM CDT

Plaintiffs seeking to hold social media liable for Pulse nightclub attack lose in 6th Circuit

A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to hold Twitter, Facebook and Google liable for the Pulse nightclub attacks by a gunman who killed…

Apr 17, 2019 11:32 AM CDT

6th Circuit dissenter warns of ‘tyranny;’ majority upholds abortion ultrasound law

A divided federal appeals court has upheld a Kentucky law requiring doctors who perform abortions to perform ultrasounds that include audio of the heartbeat.

Apr 5, 2019 11:25 AM CDT

Flipping the bird is protected by First Amendment, federal appeals court says in cop-stop case

A federal appeals court has refused to toss a lawsuit against a Michigan police officer accused of upgrading a traffic ticket to a more serious violation because a driver raised her middle finger at him.

Mar 14, 2019 12:19 PM CDT

There’s no due process right to perform abortions, says en banc 6th Circuit in funding case

An en banc federal appeals court has upheld an Ohio law that bans the state from providing health funds to abortion providers.

Mar 13, 2019 12:15 PM CDT

Is a tweeted question defamatory? 6th Circuit rules for James Woods over Nazi salute tweet

A question mark at the end of a tweet by actor James Woods gave him protection in a defamation suit by a Bernie Sanders supporter.

The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit…

Feb 28, 2019 11:55 AM CST

High court says later-decided case was wrongly used to exempt inmate from death penalty

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said a federal appeals court wrongly relied on the high court’s 2017 decision on mental disability when it ruled an Ohio death-row inmate was not eligible for the death penalty.

Jan 7, 2019 2:05 PM CST

Liquor store war: Should giant wine and spirits retailer be subject to state residency requirements?

Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Blair is scheduled for Supreme Court argument Jan. 16. The state requires that licensees satisfy a two-year residency requirement. A panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati affirmed a district court order to strike down the requirement, allowing the Total Wine store in Knoxville to open.

Jan 1, 2019 2:25 AM CST

Who is your legal icon?

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has ascended to pop culture prominence, as shown on the October cover of the ABA Journal. Ginsburg’s trailblazing career has drawn a wide range of admirers beyond those who hope for her Supreme Court intercession.

Oct 17, 2018 4:15 PM CDT

Former law firm of disbarred lawyer Stan Chesley agrees to pay $19M for fee overcharges

A dissolved Ohio law firm once owned by mass-torts lawyer Stanley Chesley has agreed to pay fen-phen diet-drug litigants $19.1 million to resolve their unjust enrichment claims stemming from attorney…

Oct 9, 2018 3:15 PM CDT

6th Circuit rules Trump’s call to eject rally protesters was protected by the First Amendment

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that protesters cannot sue President Donald Trump and his presidential campaign for an alleged assault by audience members at a Louisville, Kentucky, rally following…

Sep 11, 2018 3:22 PM CDT

FDA has ‘unreasonably delayed’ graphic warnings on cigarette packs, Mass. federal court rules

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has unreasonably delayed enforcing a 2009 law calling for graphic warnings on cigarette packages, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday.

“The court must compel…

Sep 7, 2018 1:24 PM CDT

9th Circuit permits lawsuit by Trump supporters over California rally violence to go forward

The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that supporters of President Donald Trump may continue a lawsuit alleging police intentionally steered them into an “unruly mob” of protesters who injured them.

Jul 31, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Ohio’s limitations on judicial candidates are constitutional, 6th Circuit rules

A three-judge panel from the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Ohio’s fundraising and partisan limitations placed on judicial candidates.

Jun 27, 2018 7:05 AM CDT

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