Sixth Circuit Cases

CA6 News: "Supremes Won't Hear TN License Plate Case" [Tenn. Politics Blog]

Supremes Won't Hear TN License Plate Case

The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the production of a "Choose Life" license plate in Tennessee.

CA6 Decision: "Tennessee's planned execution splits Sixth Circuit again" [Sentencing Law and Policy Blog]

Tennessee's planned execution splits Sixth Circuit again

As a commentor noted here in my latest post about the lethal injection litigation nationwide, the Sixth Circuit today denied rehearing en banc in the Alley case from Tennessee by a vote of 7-6.

CA6 Decisions: "Despite Victory, Not All Good News for ERISA Plaintiff" [Erisa and Disability Benefits Blog]

Despite Victory, Not All Good News for ERISA Plaintiff

Last week, in Smith v. Continental Casualty Co., the Sixth Circuit ruled for a claimant seeking ERISA disability benefits. The Court vacated the ruling of the district court that held in favor of the insurer.

CA6: "Sentencing Disparity in Meth Cases Involving § 2D1.1(b)(5)(C) Increase to Offense Level 30 for Creating a Substantial Risk of Harm to Life of a Minor" [Sixth Circuit Blog (Criminal)]

Sentencing Disparity in Meth Cases Involving § 2D1.1(b)(5)(C) Increase to Offense Level 30 for Creating a Substantial Risk of Harm to Life of a Minor

CA6: "6th Circuit affirms DOL backpay award" [Kentucky Employment Law Blog]

6th Circuit affirms DOL backpay award

Yesterday in Chao v. Akron Insulation Supply (unpublished), the 6th Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in favor of the DOL finding the employer owed $94,000 to employees for back pay and overtime.

Case: "Sixth Circuit Disregards Choice of Law Provision in Pension Plan To Decide Surviving Spouse Issue" [Erisa Blog]

Sixth Circuit Disregards Choice of Law Provision in Pension Plan To Decide Surviving Spouse Issue

If you like to follow ERISA cases, you won't want to miss reading this interesting one here: Daimler-Chrysler v. Durden, 05-1662 (6th Cir., May 26, 2006). The case illustrates how the task of deciding who is the proper beneficiary of...

Decisions: "Sixth Circuit holds that ERISA's anti-alienation provision prevents the State of Michigan from requiring" [How Appealing blog]

Sixth Circuit holds that ERISA's anti-alienation provision prevents the State of Michigan from requiring that a company making pension plan payments to an incarcerated inmate send the payments to the inmates' institutional address, thereby allowing the warden to garnish up to 90% of each deposit to reimburse for the costs of caring for the inmate: You can access today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit at this link.

CA6 Decisions: Pagan v. Fruchey

From How Appealing Blog is a comment about a CA6 decision:

Divided three-judge Sixth Circuit panel rejects attorney's commercial speech challenge to Village of...

Divided three-judge Sixth Circuit panel rejects attorney's commercial speech challenge to Village of Glendale, Ohio's ordinance prohibiting the display of "for-sale" signs on a vehicle parked on a public street: You can access today's ruling in this First Amendment commercial speech challenge at this link.

News: "U.S. Supreme Court overrules 6th. Cirt. Ct. of Appeals, and upholds states economic development tax breaks to business" [Lawreader.com]

U.S. Supreme Court overrules 6th. Cirt. Ct. of Appeals, and upholds states economic development tax breaks to business

News: "Is Anyone Really Listening?" [Sixth Cir. Criminal Blog]

Is Anyone Really Listening?

Do judges really listen to defense lawyers and give deference to their opinions, particularly where the subject matter relates to the defense lawyer’s opinion as an officer of the court? Two Sixth Circuit cases that were decided in April shed some light on this burning question.