First Circuit Court of Appeals News

Vascular Solutions, Inc. announced that the First Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed the judgment in its favor in its product disparagement litigation with Marine Polymer Technologies.

A federal appeals court will hear arguments next week on a lawsuit seeking an overhaul of Rhode Island's foster care system.

A Springfield police officer did not violate the civil rights of a well-known local criminal defense lawyer by pointing a handgun at him outside a courthouse and placing him in a cruiser after spotting a gun beneath the attorney's suit jacket, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The latest issue of National Journal has this interesting article on United States v. Comprehensive Drug Testing , 579 F.3d 989 , the computer search case that may go super en banc .

A federal appeals court today rejected a Charlestown salt company's lawsuit against Boston over what it was owed for delivering extra salt during the winter of 2004-2005, in part because Mayor Tom Menino never signed an authorization for the purchase, which violates the city charter.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in a case of first impression that an Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination claim against a company in bankruptcy should be treated like a dischargeable bankruptcy claim.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking advantage of the slow progress on the national health care overhaul to meet Christmas Eve for some unfinished business -- including the nomination of Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson says that race and gender have no bearing on the quality of one's decision-making, but that individual life experiences lend different perspectives to any discussion.

An appeals court has ruled that a group advocating for the separation of church and state may have a case to make against Florida's use of faith-based groups for substance abuse rehabilitation programs and sent the question back to a lower court.

In 1967, George Rose Smith, a judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court, wrote an article condemning what is sometimes called "judicial humor"- when judges take the opportunity to slip something amusing into a court opinion.

AUGUSTA – Governor John E. Baldacci has learned of the death of Judge Frank Coffin, who had served more than 40 years on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

U.S. senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma has whipped up a long, rambling statement on why he defers "in large part to our military leaders" on "don't ask, don't tell." AmericaBlog posted Coburn's response to a concerned Oklahoman over the weekend.

Alfred W. Trenkler, 53, who was convicted in the 1991 Roslindale bombing that killed bomb squad cop Jeremiah J. Hurley, and injured officer Francis X. Foley, is serving a double life sentence.

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.