6th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United States Sixth Circuit includes the states of: Tennessee,  Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan. The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is the Potter Stewart US Courthouse in Cincinnati, OH. Michigan and Kentucky are further broken down to the Eastern/Western Districts. Tennessee is broken down to Eastern/Western/Northern District, and Ohio is broken down into the Northern/Southern Districts.

The US Court of Appeals for the sixth circuit is in Cincinnati. Kentucky’s Eastern District Court is in Lexington and Western District is in Louisville. Michigan’s Eastern District Court is in Detroit and Western District is in Grand Rapids. The Northern District Court in Ohio is in Cleveland and Southern District in Columbus. The Eastern District Court in Tennessee is in Knoxville, Middle District in Nashville, and Western District in Memphis, TN.

Currently there are 16 active judges and 12 senior judges which make up the bench in the Sixth Circuit Court System. Elena Kagan is the Circuit Judge on the Supreme Court, and Ransey Guy Cole Jr is the Chief Justice for the Sixth Circuit. President William Howard Taft was the only individual to be president and serve as the Chief Justice for the Circuit Court, where he presided over the Sixth Circuit.

American Civil Liberties Union v National Security Agency (2007) is one of the famous cases to come out of this Circuit. The court in this case held that plaintiffs didn’t have proper standing to bring the lawsuit against the NSA. They could not present evidence that they were “targets” of the TSP (Terrorist Surveillance Program). The Appellate court reversed the lower court’s ruling finding that plaintiffs could not prove they were or would be subject to surveillance by the NSA.

The Sixth Circuit has seen plenty of litigation going through the circuit and appellate level in recent years. From mergers & acquisitions, to recent reversals on lower-court cases, the circuit is highly influential in setting precedent in its own district, and throughout the US. The Sixth Circuit is also known for its high rate of reversals at the US Supreme Court level, as a total of 24 out of the 25 times, from October 2008 and ending in June 2013, cases were overturned, making it the highest overturn rate in the US.

The National Law Review covers a broad range of cases decided in the Sixth Circuit Government Surveillance, bankruptcy litigation, tax-court appeals, jurisdictional rights of parties to a lawsuit, class action lawsuits, opioid addiction and drug cases, and cases dealing with employee/employer lawsuits and employee rights. The National Law Review covers general information detailing appointments in the Sixth Circuit, Agency News (NLRB, EEOC, DOJ, DoD, etc.), and the latest lawsuits in the Circuit Court System.

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Feb
12
2016
Sixth Circuit Rules that Clean Air Act Does Not Preempt State Tort Claims Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
11
2016
Fourth Circuit Joins Sixth Circuit In Applying Strict Scrutiny To Gun Restriction Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
9
2016
Hospital’s Neutral Hiring Policy Sinks Nurses’ ADA Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Feb
8
2016
Sixth Circuit Oral Argument Statistics Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
5
2016
Sixth Circuit Court Rules that Certain Foreign Currency Options Are Subject to the Section 1256 Mark-to-Market Regime Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
5
2016
Plan Not In “Good Faith” When Impairment of Class’s Interests Is Contrived Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
3
2016
6th Circuit Affirms KY’s Limited Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements in Wrongful Death Cases Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Feb
3
2016
Retiree Health Benefits Case Remanded to District Court for Additional Fact Finding Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
31
2016
The Shadow of Yard-Man Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
26
2016
Rule Of Lenity And Chevron Deference Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
25
2016
All Contract Provisions Contribute to Intent of Parties Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
22
2016
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Extra-Territorial Criminal Jurisdiction Over Tribal Members Varnum LLP
Jan
15
2016
Re-examination of Employment Cases & Summary Judgment Trends in the Sixth Circuit Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
12
2016
Tax Code Interpretation Presents Issue for Congress, Not Courts Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
8
2016
Sixth Circuit Decision in Class Certification Appeals Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
7
2016
Sixth Circuit Hears Arguments Over Jurisdiction to Decide WOTUS Challenge Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jan
5
2016
Divided Sixth Circuit Finds Employer Bound by Collective Bargaining Agreements without Signature Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
29
2015
Close Call on Daubert Question re: Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
24
2015
Ohio Federal Court Rules Home Care Agency Not Required To Pay Overtime To “Companions” During Temporary Vacatur Of New Federal Rules Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
23
2015
Tale of Two Crews – Companies Failing to Keep Proper Time Records Risk Having Employees Fill Void Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
22
2015
Single Claim Approach for Trade Secret Misappropriation McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
11
2015
Keep Off (Patented) Grass Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
9
2015
Surprising Changes In Reversal Rates In The Sixth Circuit Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
7
2015
Does Court of Appeals have Jurisdiction to Review the Clean Water Rule? Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments Tomorrow Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Nov
23
2015
Sixth Circuit Grants En Banc Review in Detroit Free Press, Inc. v. USDOJ Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
20
2015
High Standard For Interlocutory Appeals And Darvocet MDL Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
19
2015
Sixth Circuit Differentiates Trade Secrets and Confidential Information Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
17
2015
With Circuits Mis-Aligned, Sixth Circuit Stays Class Certification Pending Appeal Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
17
2015
Sixth Circuit Resurrects Inadequate Training Lawsuit Against Private Prison Contractor Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
16
2015
Sixth Circuit Holds Clean Air Act Does Not Preempt State Common Law Claims ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
16
2015
Surgeon Not Entitled to USERRA Reinstatement When Employed for Brief Period, Court Finds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
13
2015
Daubert in Sixth Circuit Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
11
2015
Prudent Process Usually Means Prudent Investment Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
9
2015
Divided Sixth Circuit Dismisses Compliance Officer’s FCA Whistleblower Retaliation Claim Proskauer Rose LLP
Nov
9
2015
Tennesse Court Upholds Public Policy Against Wagering in STOLI Context Faegre Drinker
Nov
5
2015
Visiting Judges in Sixth Circuit Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
4
2015
Spokeo, Standing, and the Sixth Circuit Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
3
2015
Sixth Circuit Clarifies Standard for Interlocutory Appeal Under 1292(b) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
3
2015
Sixth Circuit Sides with Third Circuit on Preemption Issue re: Clean Air Act Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
27
2015
Michigan Court Dismisses Cross-Claim as Insurer Not Properly Subject to a Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Oct
26
2015
Divided Sixth Circuit Addresses “No Fly” List Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
22
2015
Increasing Rarity Of En Banc Review: An Update On The Tribal Casino Cases Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
20
2015
When an Exception to the “Mold Exclusion” Exposes Carriers to More Than Just Fungi or Bacteria Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Oct
15
2015
Sixth Circuit En Banc Watch Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
14
2015
Sixth Circuit Holds That Worm Farmers Exempt from Overtime Requirements of FLSA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
14
2015
Still Waters: Sixth Circuit Issues Nationwide Stay Against “Waters of the US” Rule Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
13
2015
EPA Enjoined From Enforcing New WOTUS Rules Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
10
2015
Sixth Circuit Provides Short-Term Clarity on WOTUS Rule Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct
9
2015
Sixth Circuit Issues Nationwide Stay Blocking Federal Regulation Over Water and Wetlands Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
9
2015
Nationwide Stay of EPA/Army Corps "Waters of the U.S." Rule Issued By Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
 

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