First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the U.S. 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 New Hampshire
- District of Puerto Rico
- District of Rhode Island
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Recent Decisions From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date: May 12, 2025
Docket Number: 24-1654
Date: May 9, 2025
Docket Number: 25-1380
Justia Opinion Summary: In June 2022, Karen Read was indicted for murder in Massachusetts. She pled not guilty, and the trial in Norfolk County Superior Court ended in a mistrial due to a non-unanimous jury verdict. The case attracted…
Date: May 6, 2025
Docket Number: 24-1355
Justia Opinion Summary: Broc Waltermeyer, an incarcerated federal inmate, alleged that he received inadequate medical treatment for his chronic knee pain while at the Federal Correctional Institute in Berlin, New Hampshire. He claimed that…
Date: April 28, 2025
Docket Number: 24-1295
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2015, two Ecuadorian citizens, Mayancela and Santander, along with Mayancela's minor children, entered the United States without admission or parole. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) charged them with…
Date: April 24, 2025
Docket Number: 23-1921
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Leika Joanna García-Gesualdo, who filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Honeywell Aerospace of Puerto Rico, Inc., and Honeywell International, Inc. García-Gesualdo alleged that Honeywell…
Date: April 24, 2025
Docket Number: 24-1296
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners, a married couple from Guatemala, have resided in Massachusetts for over twenty years and have four U.S. citizen children. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued Notices to Appear, charging…
Date: April 23, 2025
Docket Number: 23-1947
Justia Opinion Summary: A couple from Guatemala, Gustavo Evelio Mendez Nolasco and Blanca America Niz Mendez, entered the United States without inspection in 1981 and 2001, respectively. They married in 2004 and have four children, three of…
Date: April 18, 2025
Docket Number: 23-1162
Justia Opinion Summary: Dionel Guía-Sendeme was involved in a venture to smuggle 135 kilograms of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. He was recruited to move gasoline tanks onto a boat, initially believing it was for smuggling…
Date: April 17, 2025
Docket Number: 24-1061
Justia Opinion Summary: A Massachusetts law prohibits the sale, transfer, or possession of assault weapons and large capacity feeding devices. Joseph R. Capen, a Massachusetts resident, and the National Association for Gun Rights challenged the…
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