Richmond, VA

Whether prepaid account for pandemic-related unemployment is excluded by the Electronic Funds Transfer Act as "qualified disaster relief payment" exempted by Regulation E.

Whether IRS is entitled to obtain prepetition lien on real property owned by debtor and non-debtor spouse as tenants by the entireties; other issues.

Whether district court reversibly erred in finding that, under South Carolina law, excess insurer owed no duty to defend; other issues.

Whether district court erred in applying vulnerable victim enhancement under USSG § 3A1.1(b)(1) in prosecution for forced labor offense; other issues.

Whether district court properly determined that Appellant breached parties' agreement; other issues.

Propriety of district court's rulings related to denial of Plaintiff's post judgment motion for leave to file a third amended complaint; other issues.

Whether the Board abused its discretion in denying the motion to reconsider.

Whether forum non conveniens ruling in prior action precludes subsequent action which names an additional party who is not subject to foreign jurisdiction.

Whether the district court erroneously determined that Appellant failed to adequately plead a Title VII retaliatory refusal-to-hire claim; other issues.

Whether photograph of Ted Nugent, taken from Wikimedia Commons and used in an article without direct attribution, violated copyright or was fair use; other issues.

Whether Petitioner demonstrated nexus between extortion and family-based particular social group; other issues.

Whether the district court abused its discretion in denying compassionate release.

Whether convictions for violent crime in aid of racketeering qualify as crimes of violence under force clause of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); other issues.

Whether district court applied proper analytical framework for determining whether VICAR assault, 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(3), qualifies as crime of violence; other issues.

Whether petitioner is required to exhaust constitutional claims in commitment proceeding prior to filing 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. Other issues.

Challenge to summary judgment in favor of university in case alleging student's expulsion was based on content of student's speech during on-campus event.

Whether district court abused its discretion in denying Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion based on defendant's failure to disclose similar excessive force complaint.

Whether the district court abused its discretion in denying, on remand, Defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty plea; other issues.

Whether agent must allege student athlete had been declared ineligible by NCAA to challenge applicability of to parties' contract.

Whether the district court erred by denying Davis' motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant.

Whether fees demanded by Defendants before Plaintiff sold properties were transfer fees under North Carolina law prohibiting such fees; other issues.

Whether assault under 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(3) or under N.C. Gen Stat. § 14.33(c)(1) is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3)(A).

Consolidated direct appeal by four defendants following multi-day jury trial; multiple issues including challenges to pretrial and evidentiary issues, sentencing, and sufficiency of evidence.

Propriety of determination that petitioner committed under Adam Walsh Act bore burden by preponderance to show discharge entitlement under 18 U.S.C. § 4247(h).

Whether Chapter Seven of the Sentencing Guidelines is ultra vires and therefore void; other issues.

Whether plaintiff must be afforded opportunity to review district court's terms of dismissal before entry of order dismissing action without prejudice under Rule 41(a)(2).

Whether court erred in concluding tenants failed to exhaust existing administrative remedy regarding landlord's billing of water and sewer services; other issues.

Whether complaint failed to state a due process claim related to inmate's placement in the Rehabilitative Diversion Unit and progression through that unit.

Whether district court had subject matter jurisdiction to confirm arbitration award; whether injunction was overly broad or vague; other issues.

Whether N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-346(b) and a Building Code Council decision abrogated Long v. Currituck 787 S.E. 2d 835 (2016); other issues.

Whether parties' core policy agreement violated the Virginia statute of frauds; whether district court erred in dismissing Remy's unjust enrichment claim, calculating damages, and admitting testimony of an expert witness;

Whether VICAR attempted murder is § 924(c) predicate; application of mandate rule and plain error standard after Supreme Court's Taylor decision; other issues.

Whether lease provision for determining fair market value using panel of appraisers was an agreement to arbitrate.

Whether Virginia State Corporation Commission is a "court" for purposes of removal under 28 U.S.C. § 1441; preemption; other issues.

Whether money owed pursuant to a presuit settlement agreement for a willful and malicious tort is dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6); other issues.

Whether Board abused its discretion in declining to reconsider the denial of Yemeni citizen's third motion to reopen.

Propriety of instructing jury that stream of benefits in exchange for official acts could be considered bribery absent explicit promise to perform; other issues.

Whether Defendant's understanding of the District of Columbia Youth Rehabilitation Act is relevant to the knowledge-of-status element under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); other issues.

Whether the ALJ's decision to accord less than controlling weight to Appellant's treating physician's opinions is supported by substantial evidence.

Propriety of enhancements for possessing firearm in connection with another felony offense, USSG § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B), and reckless endangerment during flight, USSG § 3C1.2. 15 mins.

Whether district court correctly granted summary judgment to Defendant on tort, quasi-tort, and contract claims; other issues.

Propriety of ALJ's findings of clinical and legal pneumoconiosis; whether Employer forfeited Appointments challenge.

Whether appellate waiver precludes challenge to substantive reasonableness of supervision condition; reasonableness of warrantless search condition following conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm.

Whether district court erred denying motion to dismiss for speedy trial violation where magistrate judge did not articulate whether extension served ends of justice.

Constitutionality of former version of CARES Act, which precluded child-based economic stimulus payment when one parent lacked a Social Security number.

Whether substantial evidence supports the finding that the Honduran government was not unable or unwilling to protect Petitioner; related issues.

Whether the district court erred in finding that appellant's medical conditions were insufficient to meet insurance plan's definition of disability.

Whether this Court has jurisdiction to review 6-month stay entered pursuant to Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971); propriety of abstention.

Whether a criminal indictment constitutes a "claim" for a "wrongful act" under professional liability insurance policies; other issues.

Whether plaintiff sufficiently alleged racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 to survive motion to dismiss.

Whether plaintiff plausibly alleged due process claims and defendants' § 1983 liability under Monell based on denial of rezoning application; other issues.

Whether district court erred in finding that obtaining land use approval was a condition precedent for real estate development contract; other issue.

Whether Board erred in adopting mixed credibility finding; nexus between extortion and family membership.

Whether district court erred in granting class certification in action brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act; other issues.

Whether defendant's untimely appeal may be excused when district court committed a Rogers error; other issues.

Whether the Confrontation Clause was violated when witnesses were ordered to wear masks; related issues.

Whether the district court plainly erred by failing to inform the defendant about the significance of supervised release during the guilty plea hearing.

Whether district court improperly relied on conclusion that fentanyl is so potent merely touching it can cause overdose; other issues.

Whether sufficient evidence supports each of the defendant's 859 convictions for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance; other issues.

Whether the district court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence recovered from warrantless search of cell phone; other issues.

Whether, on remand for resentencing, the Government plainly breached the plea agreement by moving for an upward departure or variance.

Whether district court erred in finding former federal employee sought to challenge only the agency's remedy on her retaliation claim; other issues.

Whether district court correctly determined date on which university employee's Title IX cause of action accrued, rendering her complaint untimely.

Motion to suppress; sufficiency of evidence; whether Maryland robbery qualifies as crime of violence under USSG § 4B1.2 for career offender purposes.

Propriety of sentencing enhancements for drug quantity and having a leadership role in the offense; other issues. 15 mins.

In failure-to-accommodate claim arising under ADA and ADEA, whether performing field visits was an essential function of position.

Whether West Virginia's categorical ban on transgender girls playing on girls' school sports teams violates Equal Protection Clause, Title IX.