The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Friday ruled that the Second Amendment doesn’t stop the government from prosecuting people under indictment who cross state lines with a legally ...

A federal challenge to Maryland’s “puppy mills” statute prohibiting the sale of dogs in physical retail stores has failed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. In a published opinion ...

This past year saw significant progress in reducing case docket in Marlboro, Dillon, Chesterfield and Darlington Counties.

I've blogged a lot about the recent geofence warrant cases in the Fourth Circuit and the Fifth Circuit, which reached opposite conclusions on whether access to geofence records is a search (and in the ...

The hearing is on hold while the Supreme Court considers whether the case must be considered by a federal appeals court in Washington. A federal appeals court in Virginia will not yet consider whether ...

The Lewis F. Powell Jr. federal courthouse in Richmond is home to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. (Photo: Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury) In March, about 100 gathered in Judge James Wynn ...

If an individual files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which discharges their personal obligations secured by a mortgaged property, are they still a “consumer” with a “debt” as the FDCPA defines those terms ...

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The Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Courthouse, home of the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Virginia. (Acroterion/ Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News) RICHMOND, Va. (CN) —A Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ...