The Advocate

First Circuit reverses Ascension court decision that blocked man from claiming self-defense in murder case

Jordan Lilly, 40, is accused of second-degree murder in connection with the July 2022 shooting of Tarrence Williams of ...
Courthouse News Service

First Circuit reverses block on Trump's Planned Parenthood funding cuts

The appeals panel said that a provision of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" that stripped Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood ...

First Circuit Court of Appeal judge appointed to La. Supreme Court position

First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Allison Penzato has been appointed to a new role at the Louisiana State Supreme Court.
The National Law Review

First Circuit Clarifies FCA Liability Standard for AKS Violations, Deepening Circuit Split

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The National Law Review

First Circuit Joins Sixth and Eighth Circuits in Adopting “But-For” Causation Standard Under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute for False Claims Act Liability

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WAFB

First Circuit sides with LSU in law professor case

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal sided with LSU Tuesday, agreeing that the university does not have to immediately return embattled LSU law professor Ken Levy to ...
Courthouse News Service

Anti-trans protest at school soccer game goes to First Circuit

BOSTON (CN) — Parents who were ejected from a high-school girls’ soccer game for wearing wristbands opposing transgender athletes in girls’ sports told the First Circuit on Wednesday this violated ...
Law

'Tell Their Story 3-Dimensionally': 1st Circuit Judge Shares Lawyering Lessons With Grads

"Over the years and the decades of practice, there will still be things to learn," Lara Montecalvo told the law school graduates. "And it will be important to know that and to acknowledge it and to ...
Law

Senate Confirms Gustavo Gelpi to 1st Circuit, Becoming Court's Second-Ever Hispanic Judge

Judge Gustavo Gelpi at his nomination hearing for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on June 23, 2021. The Senate confirmed U.S. District Judge Gustavo Gelpí to the U.S. Court of Appeals ...
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1st Circuit

The First Circuit, which is comprised of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island, recognizes a qualified privilege for reporters. Application of the privilege is determined ...