Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was established in 1891 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The court has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
- Eastern District of Kentucky
- Western District of Kentucky
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Western District of Michigan
- Northern District of Ohio
- Southern District of Ohio
- Eastern District of Tennessee
- Middle District of Tennessee
- Western District of Tennessee
President William Howard Taft was once a sitting judge on the court, the only person to have also held the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and President of the United States.
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date: March 20, 2023
Docket Numbers: 22-1504, 22-1505
Justia Opinion Summary: Harris went to the store, argued with a clerk, left the store, and entered the laundromat next door where his friend, Henderson, worked. Harris asserts that while he was between the buildings, the clerk came out, pointed…
Date: March 20, 2023
Docket Number: 22-5200
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2019, Morgan began employment as Disciplinary Counsel for the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. During a disciplinary proceeding, Manookian, whose law license had been suspended,…
Date: March 17, 2023
Docket Number: 21-1655
Justia Opinion Summary: Moss purchased cocaine from a DEA informant and was charged with possession with intent to deliver 1,000 or more grams of cocaine and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Moss’s first attorney moved…
Date: March 17, 2023
Docket Numbers: 22-1605, 22-1185, 22-1197
Justia Opinion Summary: Following the Flint Water Crisis, thousands of cases were brought for the various harms minors, adults, property owners, and business owners endured as a result of lead-contaminated water. Putative class action lawsuits…
Date: March 17, 2023
Docket Numbers: 22-5268, 22-5556
Justia Opinion Summary: M.Q., a student attending public school in Knox County, Tennessee, was diagnosed with autism. M.Q. is largely nonverbal and has developmental delays in communication skills, social/emotional behavior, and pre-vocational…
Date: March 17, 2023
Docket Number: 22-5346
Justia Opinion Summary: Cash died when a hammermill shredder exploded at his workplace. The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) determined that the explosion was primarily caused by the accumulation of combustible…
Date: March 16, 2023
Docket Number: 22-3072
Justia Opinion Summary: Simmonds ran a drug-trafficking conspiracy. During traffic stops, officers seized large quantities of fentanyl from co-conspirators acting under Simmonds’s instructions. Investigators also searched an apartment and four…
