Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 2026)
This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during April of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are sum...
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This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during April of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are sum...
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during March 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners...
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will allow new motions in Bryant v. Moore, reconsidering North Carolina's mifepristone restrictions after a pause. The post Fourth Circuit mov...
The judges of the Fourth Circuit continue to act as advocates.
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) - The Fourth Circuit upheld a protective order Wednesday shielding the identity of an Afghan family involved in a custody dispute with a
The 4th Circuit affirmed most convictions of gang members involved in violent crimes in retaliation for a rival gang killing in Virginia. The post Criminal – Gang members convicted...
The 4th Circuit affirmed a 36-month upward-variant revocation sentence for Sidney Derrod Evans in EDVA, citing multiple crimes committed while on federal supervision. The post Crim...
The 4th Circuit affirms that the sentencing guidelines' definition of a large capacity magazine as accepting more than 15 rounds is reasonable and applies in United States v. Holma...
The 4th Circuit ruled that inventory search exception applies to warrantless search of Milton Allen's bags in Raleigh, reversing suppression of evidence. The post Search & Seiz...
The 4th Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Christopher Smith's second motion for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) in EDVA. The post Criminal – Second...
The 4th Circuit affirmed convictions of Oluwatoyin Aborisade for knowingly submitting false psychological evaluations and lease documents in VAWA visa petitions. The post Criminal...
The 11th Circuit majority in Alvarez joined the Second Circuit in nixing the Trump II “mass detention” policy. That puts the 11th Circuit and its northern sister court at odds with...
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsMay 28 agreed to rehear challenges to 340B contract pharmacy laws from West Virginia and Maryland. In April, a three-judge panel from that cour...
A federal appeals court will reopen consideration of a North Carolina lawsuit that has left state regulations on mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions, on hold for near...
The 4th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for United Airlines, ruling it does not violate the Seventh Amendment in a retaliation claim by Leslie Anthony. The post Employment – Summ...
In a distribution territory dispute, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Maryland Federal District Court properly considered parol evidence and reasonably found that th...
The 4th Circuit affirmed the jury verdict against Christine Gibbons in her partisan animus claim over Lynchburg registrar reappointment. The post Municipal – Lynchburg registrar’s...
The Supreme Court of Virginia denied a motion to certify the April 21 special election on congressional redistricting, upholding a stay issued by a Tazewell County judge. The post...
The 4th Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part an appeal based on the appeal waiver in Ceara Smith's plea agreement in EDVA. The post Appeals – Waiver in plea agreement for...
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Virginia k-9 officer was not entitled to qualified immunity for excessive force against an unarmed suspect. The post No qualified...
The 4th Circuit affirmed the sentence of Joseph Bourabah for unusually heinous harassment conduct in EDVA, rejecting his challenges to counsel and plea withdrawal. The post Crimina...
The 4th Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of inmate Daniel Jackson’s deliberate indifference claim under the Eighth Amendment in Virginia. The post Prisons – District...
Because there is now a circuit split, with the Fifth and Eighth Circuits on one side and the Second Circuit on the other, on the question of whether the Trump II mandatory detentio...
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that it won't undo a lower court's decision tossing interactive technology products company Clear Touch Interactive Inc.'s federal intellectua...
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