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Federal Circuit
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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

4th Circuit Denies Coal Company's Black Lung Benefits Challenge

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied Clinchfield Coal Company's petition challenging workers' compensation benefits awarded to former underground coal miner Vernon Vanderpool, who developed black lung disease after over two decades of mining work.

•Fourth Circuit unanimously denied Clinchfield Coal Company's petition challenging black lung benefits
•Vernon Vanderpool worked over 20 years underground before developing pneumoconiosis
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State Court
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Supreme Court of New Jersey

NJ Supreme Court Rules Parole Board Must Allow Inmate Access to Records

The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that state regulations categorically barring inmates from accessing their psychological reports and medical records used in parole decisions violate constitutional due process rights. The court found that while valid reasons exist to restrict disclosure in some cases, blanket prohibitions are unconstitutional.

•New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that categorical prohibitions on inmate access to psychological reports violate due process rights
•State Parole Board must revise regulations to allow case-by-case evaluations rather than blanket denials
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Federal Circuit
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit Denies Environmental Group's Challenge to Texas LNG Permits

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition from the South Texas Environmental Justice Network challenging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's approval of construction deadline extensions for a liquid natural gas terminal project in Brownsville, Texas.

•Fifth Circuit denied South Texas Environmental Justice Network's challenge to TCEQ's approval of LNG terminal construction deadline extensions
•Texas Commission on Environmental Quality granted three deadline extensions since 2021 for Brownsville LNG project
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Federal Circuit
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Federal Circuit Addresses VA Insurance Coverage for Explosive Ordnance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision January 14 in McKinney v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, addressing veteran Hugh Campbell McKinney's petition to expand Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage to include illnesses caused by explosive ordnance exposure during military service.

•Hugh Campbell McKinney petitioned VA to expand TSGLI coverage to include explosive ordnance-related illnesses
•VA denied the rulemaking petition in March 2023, prompting Federal Circuit review
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Federal Circuit
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Federal Circuit Upholds MSPB Dismissal of DEA Executive's Appeal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's dismissal of a petition by Nicholas Palmeri, a Senior Executive Service employee at the DEA, who challenged an alleged involuntary retirement. The court ruled that SES employees must use the Attorney General's regulatory appeal system rather than the MSPB for such disputes.

•Federal Circuit upheld MSPB's jurisdictional dismissal of SES employee's appeal
•Court clarified that DEA Senior Executive Service employees must use Attorney General's appeal system, not MSPB
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Federal Circuit
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Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit Reviews Immigration Case Against DHS Secretary Noem

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is reviewing *Mukantagara v. Noem*, a case where Agnes Mukantagara and her son challenge the termination of her refugee status by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The case comes after a district court dismissed their lawsuit for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

•Agnes Mukantagara and son appeal dismissal of lawsuit challenging termination of her refugee status
•District court dismissed case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, limiting federal court review
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Federal Circuit
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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

6th Circuit Reverses OSHA Citations Against Ohio Paper Factory

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted Sofidel America's petition for review, reversing OSHA safety citations issued after a worker injury at the company's Circleville, Ohio paper factory. The appeals court overturned the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission's earlier decision upholding multiple workplace safety violations.

•Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed OSHA safety citations against Sofidel America's Ohio paper factory
•Citations were issued after worker injury involving R88 Rewinder machine at Circleville facility
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Federal Circuit
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Federal Circuit Affirms ITC No-Infringement Finding in Patent Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission's determination that optical networking devices did not infringe two patents owned by Mark Sandstrom. The nonprecedential decision upheld an Administrative Law Judge's summary determination of no violation of Section 337.

•Federal Circuit affirmed ITC's no-infringement determination in optical networking patent case
•Pro se appellant Mark Sandstrom lost appeal involving two patents against Xenogenic Development
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Federal Circuit
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Federal Circuit Affirms DHS Removal of CBP Port Director

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Department of Homeland Security's removal of Ricardo Irizarry, a former Assistant Area Port Director for Customs and Border Protection in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The nonprecedential decision upheld the Merit Systems Protection Board's determination that Irizarry's termination was justified.

•Federal Circuit affirmed DHS removal of CBP Assistant Area Port Director Ricardo Irizarry
•Termination based on affair with subordinate, inappropriate text messages, and misuse of government property
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State Court
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

PA Supreme Court Dismisses Environmental Regulation Publishing Dispute Appeals

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed appeals in a dispute between the Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau over environmental regulation publication procedures. The January 2026 dismissal vacated Commonwealth Court orders and remanded cases as moot.

•Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed four appeals (113-116 MAP 2023) on January 6, 2026
•Appeals involved DEP dispute with Legislative Reference Bureau over regulation publication procedures
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