First Circuit Court of Appeals News

New Blue Ash Mayor Mark Weber doesn't intend to lord it over city council members who elected him to the top post.

The statea s First Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that it was not good enough to fulfill a public records request just to place documents available for public inspection on the Internet, and awarded the plaintiff $13,000 in attorneya s fees because the Public Service Commission did not produce public records in a timely fashion.

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson on Tuesday sailed through the first leg of her confirmation as a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a confirmation hearing in Washington on Tuesday for Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson, President Obama's nominee for the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

The legal battle between the Value Adjustment Board and former Property Appraiser Zane Spitzer rolled into Tallahassee last week, as attorneys for both sides gave oral arguments to the First District Court of Appeals.

Prosecutors want a court to dismiss a federal appeal by Anthony M. "The Saint" St.

The law provides for various exceptions to the notice requirement but does not set forth an express exception for hypothetical instances in which compliance with the notice period would threaten severe damage to the minor's health.

The certiorari petition argues that the First Circuit's ruling below is in conflict both with the Supreme Court's 2000 decision in Hill v. Colorado and with rulings of numerous courts of appeals.

A three-judge federal appeals panel struck down a developer's claims that he acted as a whistleblower in raising allegations that Woonsocket officials misled the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development about its commitment to affordable housing in order to gain grant money.

As two of the original 13 colonies that rose up against British rule in the United States, Georgia and Massachusetts share common legal roots.

Corporate clients will likely be approaching their next audit with extra care. The reason: A recent federal appeals court decision has made it clear that information previously viewed as private under the "work-product doctrine" may no longer be protected.

The soccer game ended in a tie three years ago, but what unfolded next was a search by Coventry police officers before jeering onlookers of visiting Central Falls players accused of stealing cell phones and iPods.

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld an earlier District Court ruling yesterday, approving a settlement in the long-running Average Wholesale Price pharmaceutical litigation against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals .

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the 1st District Court of Appeals was correct in denying a court order sought by The Enquirer to force disclosure of resumes collected during Cincinnati Public Schools' search for a new superintendent, but also said The Enquirer may be entitled to legal fees in the case, reversing the appeals court.

On November 5, the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, to overturn the U.S. District Court opinion in Fontes v City of Central Falls.

Support payments are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. But what about penalties imposed for failure to pay support? The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals held in a ruling released on November 12, 2009 that $50 per day penalties owed by the husband because his spousal support payments were late are not "in the nature of support." [Note the penalties had ...

Pardoning has gotten a bad name, and a recent visitor to Maine hopes to do something about it.

Justice Department lawyers filed a petition yesterday urging a federal appeals court in Boston to reconsider its ruling upholding a $101.7 million award to four men who were found to have been framed by the FBI for a gangland slaying and spent decades behind bars.

In the battle over the latest proposed cell tower to meet resistance from the locals, the U.S. Court of Appeals is siding with T-Mobile. The Washington state-based company prevailed against the city on Nov.

The U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, has set a briefing schedule in Barr v Galvin, 09-2426. The brief of Massachusetts state officials is due December 21, 2009.