UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GREGORY KYLE SEERDEN
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Thacker, February 21, 2019,
Military Search

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NICHOLAS YOUNG
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Agee, February 21, 2019,
Obstruction of Justice

TYSON TIMBS v. INDIANA
Supreme Court of the United States, Ginsburg, February 20, 2019,
Eight Amendment – The Eighth Amendment’s “Excessive Fines” clause applies to the states

HANNAH P. v.
DANIEL COATS
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Thacker, February 19, 2019,
FMLA

BOBBY JAMES MOORE v. TEXAS
Supreme Court of the United States, Per Curiam, Feb. 19, 2019,
Death Penalty – A court must rely on clinical/expert methodology and cannot rely on “lay stereotypes of the intellectually disabled” in deciding whether or not a defendant is “intellectually disabled” sufficient that he is not eligible for the death penalty

(Reversing after Remand from Moore v. Texas 1)

(Concur – Roberts – Atkins v. Virginia” is still problematic, but the Texas Court of Appeals didn’t do what they were told)
(Dissent – Alito with Thomas and Gorsuch – The Texas court should get guidance, not just fact-based disagreement)

RHANDA P. DORMEUS v. BALTIMORE COUNTY
Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Norman, February 14, 2019,
Qualified Immunity – Officer’s did not violate clearly established law during shooting of armed suspect in her apartment with a small child

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SAMUEL PRATT
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Diaz, February 8, 2019,
SSW – A warrant for a cell phone was unreasonable where it wasn’t obtained for 31 days after seizure
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EVANGELINE J. PARKER v. REEMA CONSULTING SERVICES, INC
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Niemeyer, February 8, 2019,
Sex Discrimination – An employer can be liable for spreading and acting on a false rumor that a female slept with her boss to obtain a promotion

(Concur and Dissent – Diaz – )
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. WILLIE JOHNSON
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Wilkinson, February 6, 2019,
Sentencing

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BLAKE CHARBONEAU
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Quattlebaum, February 6, 2019,
Adam Walsh Act