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First Circuit Splits on Whether Warrantless Pole-Mounted Video Surveillance Violates Fourth Amendment; District Court Suppression Order Reversed

Last week, the First Circuit issued a decision that could be destined for Supreme Court review, but that nonetheless will immediately impact the course of criminal defendants' Fourth Amendment rights, ...
Courthouse News Service

First Circuit refuses to lift block on Trump order targeting libraries, museums

FILE - People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) BOSTON (CN) — The First Circuit on Thursday ...
JD Supra

First Circuit Demands ‘But For’ Causation Between Alleged Kickback and Claim Submission

On February 18, 2025, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit unanimously decided that in order to transform an Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) violation into a false or fraudulent ...
Law

1st Circuit Upholds Blocking of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, home of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Photo: Avalon Zoppo/ALM In a sprawling 100-page opinion, a unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for ...