First Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit was established in 1891 has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:

It is the smallest of the thirteen federal appeals courts.

Browse Opinions From the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States v. Sastrom  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1750

Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant, Roy Sastrom, was serving a term of supervised release, a condition of which was modified by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The court directed Sastrom, upon his release…

United States v. Vasquez-Rodrigue  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1035

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the defendant, Danybelkis Vasquez-Rodrigue, appealed her jury conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess over 400 grams of fentanyl. Vasquez-Rodrigue argued that the district court erred in denying…

United States v. MacVicar  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1130

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a defendant, Kevin MacVicar, who pled guilty to a single count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced by the district court to a seven-year term, which was below the guidelines sentencing…

Chun Mendez v. Garland  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1166

Justia Opinion Summary: The case concerns a review petition filed by Mariela Gricelda Chun Mendez and her minor son, natives and citizens of Guatemala. They sought review of the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which…

United States v. Gerrish  
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1317

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit examined a case where the defendant, Derek Gerrish, challenged the constitutionality of a search of his vehicle during his pretrial release on several state…

Caribe Chem Distributors, Corp. v. Southern Agricultural Insecticides, Inc.  
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1918

Justia Opinion Summary: A Puerto Rican company, Caribe Chem, filed a lawsuit against a Florida company, Southern Agricultural Insecticides, and two Puerto Rican entities. The case was initially non-removable to federal court due to lack of…

Dutra v. Trustees of Boston University  
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1385

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal, heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, centered on the constitutionality of Massachusetts' Law 80, which retroactively provided immunity to higher education institutions for…

United States v. Ayala-Vazquez  
Date: March 12, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1734

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2010, Ángel M. Ayala-Vázquez was indicted and convicted on multiple drug-related charges, including conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting the possession of with intent to distribute…

Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. Rhode Island  
Date: March 7, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1072

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit examined an appeal against a district court's refusal to issue a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of a Rhode Island law banning certain…

Jakuttis v. Town of Dracut  
Date: March 7, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1238

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Joseph A. Jakuttis, a former officer and detective in the Dracut Police Department, who also served as a Task Force Officer for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's Cross Borders Initiative.…

Perry v. Spencer
Date: March 5, 2024
Docket Number: 16-2444
Hudson v. Kelly  
Date: March 5, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1899

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1990, Mac Hudson and Charles Hughes were tried for charges relating to a shooting incident which resulted in the death of one person and injury of another. After being convicted, their verdict was reversed by the…

Halsey v. Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc.  
Date: March 4, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1351

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves an appeal from plaintiffs Sara Halsey and Susan Kiralis-Vernon against Fedcap Rehabilitation Services, Inc. The plaintiffs were participants in a state program, Additional Support for People in…

Esteban-Garcia v. Garland  
Date: February 29, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1701

Justia Opinion Summary: Sara Esteban-Garcia, a native and citizen of Guatemala and an indigenous woman of Mam descent, petitioned for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) which affirmed an immigration judge's order…

Ferreira da Costa v. Albefaro de Lima  
Date: February 28, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1548

Justia Opinion Summary: The case involved a dispute between two Brazilian nationals, Heitor Ferreira da Costa and Jessica Camila Albefaro de Lima, who were previously married and had a child together. Following their divorce in Brazil, de Lima…

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