Richmond, VA

Whether the district court correctly granted Defendants' motion for summary judgment on negligence claims related to slip and fall under Virginia law; related issues.

Multiple issues arising from denial of motion for new trial following jury verdict for School Board in Title IX action; standard of review.

Appeal from grant of habeas relief in capital case.

Cross-appeals from district court's denial of absolute immunity to prosecutor and dismissal of plaintiff's Bivens claims.

Whether district court must expressly accept plea agreement for appellate waiver in agreement to be enforceable.

Was habeas corpus relief from state capital conviction and sentence properly denied without an evidentiary hearing.

Appeal from dismissal of attorney's tort claims against nonprofit organization as barred by First Amendment; application of Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001); other issues.

Whether U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 1B1.10 conflicts with 28 U.S.C. § 991; whether application of USSG § 1B1.10 violates the Equal Protection Clause.

Challenge to underlying removal order under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(d) as fundamentally unfair based on lack of access to counsel.

Cross-appeals from district court's rulings declining to compel arbitration, invalidating choice-of-law provision as violative of public policy, and denying tribal sovereign immunity.

Whether placement in government's Terrorist Screening Database implicates a protected liberty interest under the Due Process Clause; other issues.

Whether officer's warrantless search of defendant's backpack was permissible search incident to arrest; other issues.

Review of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's denial of certifications under § 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act for Southgate Project.

Whether stop-and-frisk was supported by reasonable suspicion; whether discovery of drugs fell within scope of plain feel doctrine.

Whether the district court erred by determining that appellant was not an employee for purposes of the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act.

Whether district court erred by denying French State's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act; other issues.

Whether district court erred by granting Amazon's motion for a preliminary injunction requiring defendants to place over twenty million dollars into escrow.

Whether criminal history point properly assessed under USSG § 4A1.2(f) for North Carolina prayer for judgment continued. 15-minute case.

Whether arbitrator's award exhibited manifest disregard for law or failed to draw its essence from the parties' contract.

Whether ALJ must address claimant's ability to stay on task when claimant demonstrates only mild impairments in concentration, persistence, and pace; other issues. 15-min case.

Whether there was a genuine dispute of material fact concerning a conspiracy to conceal and fabricate evidence; related issues.

IJ's authority to adjudicate U-visa applicant's application for waiver of inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(3)(A) (2018).

Challenge to district court's ruling that state law property claims were preempted by the Interstate Act.

Whether defendant was seized without reasonable, articulable suspicion in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Whether challenge to noncompliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d) may be forfeited or waived.

Propriety of ALJ's conclusion that Appellant's scoliosis did not meet or medically equal a listed impairment. 15-minute case.

Whether Hobbs Act robbery is a crime of violence under USSG § 4B1.2(a).

Challenge to Maryland state statute prohibiting the broadcast of recordings of state criminal trial court proceedings as violative of the First Amendment.

Whether district court erred in finding, after a bench trial, that confusion would result if defendant's mark were registered.

Propriety of dismissal of due process, equal protection, and Title IX selective-enforcement claims arising out of college disciplinary proceeding.

Whether Mathis satisfies Wheeler retroactivity test in challenge to use of South Carolina burglary and ABHAN convictions as ACCA predicates.

Whether party may challenge a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision in district court after appealing previous TTAB decision in same proceeding to the Federal Circuit.

Whether district court has discretion to deny relief on First Step Act motion of defendant whose sentence now exceeds new statutory maximum; other issues.

Propriety of allowing pro se representation without first evaluating defendant's competency to waive right to counsel; sufficiency of the evidence supporting jury's guilty verdicts.

Whether the district court erred in applying the cross-reference to attempted first-degree murder pursuant to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual §§ 2A2.1(a), 2K2.1(c). 15-minute case.

Whether the court correctly found officer's inquiry during traffic stop related to officer safety and, alternatively, did not unlawfully prolong the stop; other issues.

Whether district court erred by granting summary judgment for appellees on appellant's claims of legal malpractice; application of equitable subrogation.

Whether former employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation and discharging plaintiff.

Whether conviction under S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-375(b), which provides that possession is prima facie evidence of violation, constitutes a "controlled substance offense" under Guidelines.

Whether district court erred in denying 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with plea decision and restitution sum.

Whether district court erred in imposing upward variance, denying pretrial motions for recusal and to sever counts for different schemes, and evidentiary rulings.

Whether, after finding compelling and extraordinary reasons, district court abused its discretion in finding 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors did not warrant compassionate release.

Whether district court erred in denying motion to suppress arising out of search of packages at a FedEx facility; other issues.

Whether district court erred by determining that hospital authority was immune from antitrust damages liability under the Local Government Antitrust Act.

Whether district court erred in ruling school principal was entitled to qualified immunity on student's First Amendment free speech claim.

Instructions on Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); sequestration of cooperating codefendant witnesses.