10 results for 'judge:"Millett"'.
J. Millett upholds the district court's order quashing seven victims' writs of execution pertaining to their efforts to attach assets held by the World Bank to satisfy multi-million-dollar default judgments they received on their claims arising from terrorist attacks. The World Bank has statutory immunity under the International Organizations Immunities Act and Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Affirmed.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: April 26, 2024, Case #: 22-7134 , Categories: Terrorism, Immunity, Enforcement Of Judgments
J. Millett finds the district court should have dismissed a couple's claims arising from a terrorist attack at a bus stop in Jerusalem. District courts only have jurisdiction over extrajudicial killings committed or supported by state sponsors of terrorism; therefore, because no one, other than the attacker, was killed during the attack, the district court lacked jurisdiction. Vacated.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: March 8, 2024, Case #: 22-7058 , Categories: Terrorism, Jurisdiction
J. Millett vacates defendant's sentence following his conviction for his part in the January 6 riot of the Capitol Building. The administration of justice enhancement does not apply to the interference with the legislative process of certifying electoral votes. Vacated.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: March 1, 2024, Case #: 23-3045 , Categories: Sentencing, Obstruction
[Amended.] J. Millett vacates, in part, a district court order that places limits on what Donald Trump can publicly say about those involved in the government's case against him for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. Although Trump is still barred from making public statements about witnesses, counsel and court staff, along with their family members, limitations outside those parameters are vacated, as the order "sweeps in more protected speech than is necessary." Vacated in part.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: December 20, 2023, Case #: 23-3190 , Categories: Restraining Order, First Amendment
J. Millett vacates, in part, a district court order that places limits on what Donald Trump can publicly say about those involved in the government’s case against him for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. Although Trump is still barred from making public statements about witnesses, counsel and court staff, along with their family members, limitations outside those parameters are vacated, as the order "sweeps in more protected speech than is necessary." Vacated in part.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: December 8, 2023, Case #: 23-3190 , Categories: Civil Procedure, Restraining Order, First Amendment
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J. Millett reverses the district court's decision to overturn an administrative law judge's determination an individual was ineligible for supplemental security income due to a disability per new rules adopted by the Social Security Administration. Contrary to the district court's finding, the rules were not retroactively applied. However, the administrative law judge improperly analyzed proof from the individual's doctor; therefore, the case must be remanded. Reversed.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: July 28, 2023, Case #: 22-5050 , Categories: Administrative Law, Social Security
[Consolidated.] J. Millett dismisses two petitions challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the construction of a natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The petitioners lack Article III standing in one petition, and the district court lacks statutory jurisdiction over the second petition.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: July 21, 2023, Case #: 22-1146, Categories: Environment, Jurisdiction
J. Millett upholds the district court's ruling against sex worker advocacy groups that challenged the constitutionality of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which criminalizes those who run an online site that facilitates prostitution of another person. The Act is not overbroad or unconstitutionally vague. Affirmed.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: July 7, 2023, Case #: 22-5105 , Categories: Communications, Constitution, Technology
J. Millett finds the district court properly dismissed an individual's action challenging his removal from the council that oversees the Administrative Conference of the U.S. He fails to show the president does not have the power to remove him from the council, at will. Affirmed.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Millett, Filed On: June 27, 2023, Case #: 22-5047, Categories: Employment, Government