Richmond, VA

Whether district court properly applied the negligent supervision exclusion in malpractice insurance contract.

Propriety of district court's order determining that class action claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act did not fall within the scope of arbitration provision.

Whether venue was proper in prosecution for failure to register under SORNA in state where sex offender began interstate travel; other issues.

Whether error in application of career-offender enhancement in original sentence should have been considered when acting on motion for reduction of sentence under First Step Act.

Whether the district court properly denied relief on plaintiffs ADA and retaliation claims related to his failure to undergo a fitness-for-duty evaluation.

Appeal from grant of summary judgment to hospital on plaintiff's Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act claims based on care following automobile accident.

Whether, after Wheeler, to proceed under § 2241, substantive law must both change and be deemed retroactive after first § 2255 motion; other issues.

Whether summary judgment was properly granted on claim of damage inflicted during execution of search warrant.

Whether substantial evidence supports the denial of asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture.

Challenge to district court's determination that estoppel certificate did not amend parties' lease agreement because it lacked mutual assent and consideration.

Challenge to district court's determination that police search using a cell site simulator to locate appellant was constitutional under Fourth Amendment; other issues.

Appeal from denial of qualified immunity to Department of Corrections attorneys on Eighth Amendment claims arising from misinterpretation of early release statute.

Whether the district court properly revoked supervised release, adequately explained revocation decision, and imposed plainly unreasonable sentence.

Whether the district court erred in failing to dismiss plaintiffs' constitutional claims in light of Trump v. Hawaii, 138 S. Ct. 2392 (2018).

Whether district court erred in concluding Plaintiff failed to establish pretext on retaliation claim; other issues.

Whether district court erred by granting summary judgment to defendant on trade dress infringement claims because genuine factual issues existed with respect to functionality.

Whether material facts in dispute related to defamation claims; other issues.

Propriety of dismissal of indictment for failing to register under SORNA; whether United States v. Gould, 568 F.3d 459 (4th Cir. 2009), remains good law after Carr v. United States, 560 U.S. 438 (2010); other issues.

Whether the district court correctly construed the fee-shifting provision in § 505(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d) (2012); related issues.

Whether district court erred by dismissing plaintiffs' election law challenges to Maryland's ballot-access and signature-validation requirements; ripeness.

Whether district court's comments deprived Defendant of due process; other issues.

Whether district court erred by determining that 49 C.F.R. § 376.12(c)(1) created a rebuttable presumption of employment status between motor carrier and owner-operator lessor.

Whether appellant plausibly stated claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, constructive fraud, and unjust enrichment to survive dismissal at pleading stage.

Whether Defendant's invocation of Sixth Amendment right to counsel applied to subsequent interrogation; if so, whether Defendant waived this right; other issues.

Whether the district court correctly granted Defendants summary judgment in class action suit, brought pursuant to the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; other issues.

Whether Appellants are entitled to qualified immunity; related issues.

Propriety of district court's dismissal of appellant's claims alleging violations of Assignment of Claims Act; other issues.

Whether drugs consumed by accomplice's personal use were properly included in defendant's relevant conduct; credibility determination at sentencing.

Whether wiretap order is "insufficient on its face" under § 2518(10)(a)(ii) where it fails to identify the Justice Department official who approved the underlying application.

Whether the district court properly applied nonmutual collateral estoppel; related issues.

Whether district court erred by dismissing claims by gun organization and individual gun owners challenging Maryland firearm accessory ban as unconstitutional.

Whether movant is entitled to authorization to file second or successive § 2254 petition based on new evidence.

Whether court improperly delegated authority over supervised release when requiring appellant to abide by sex offender treatment conditions until discharged by treatment provider; other issues.

Whether district court erred in denying motion to suppress evidence discovered during traffic checkpoint stop.

Whether former employee may bring a retaliation claim under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause; other issues.

Whether Appellant's Title VII claims fall within the scope of the arbitration agreement.

Whether district court should have excluded testimony pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 403; whether the court erred in denying Cottman's suppression motion.

Whether counsel was ineffective as to his advice regarding Akande's appellate rights or the standard of proof for withdrawing a guilty plea.

Whether there is jurisdiction over appeal from partial judgment and voluntary dismissal of remaining claims; other issues.

Cross-appeals from district court's rulings on plaintiff's discrimination and failure-to-reemploy claims under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; other issues.

Whether the district court had jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B) (2012) to review visa revocation; related issues.

Whether brandishing, in violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-282, qualifies as a predicate offense under 18 USC § 1959.

Whether district court erred in denying motion to suppress vehicle search within curtilage of home; whether Leon exception applied to search of home.

Sufficiency of the evidence to support drug conspiracy convictions; dismissal of counts without prejudice on venue grounds; propriety of drug weight calculations.

Challenge to district court's grant of injunction under All Writs Act enjoining appellant from licensing software to new customers pending satisfaction of prior money judgment.

Multiple related appeals from jury verdicts and damage awards in North Carolina hog farm nuisance litigation.

Whether officer's use of force was excessive under clearly established law; whether Court has jurisdiction over interlocutory appeal.

Appeal by North Carolina legislative defendants from district court's order remanding plaintiffs' redistricting suit to state court; cross-appeal from denial of fees.

Appeal from denial of qualified immunity to officer on plaintiff's due process claims arising from collision with police vehicle; application of Parratt-Hudson doctrine.

Whether officers had reasonable belief under standard articulated in Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573 (1980), to enter apartment to serve arrest warrant.

Whether life sentence for crimes committed as a juvenile was procedurally and substantively reasonable; other issues.

Whether district court erred in denying motion for judgment of acquittal and in omitting multiple conspiracies and specific unanimity jury instructions; other issues.

Whether the Anti-Riot Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2101, is unconstitutionally overbroad and vague.