Jennifer Walker Elrod

“We hold that: (1) the SEC's in-house adjudication of Petitioners' case violated their Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial; (2) Congress unconstitutionally delegated legislative power to the SEC ...; and (3) statutory removal restrictions on SEC ALJs violate the Take Care Clause of Article II. Because the agency proceedings below were unconstitutional, we GRANT the petition for review, VACATE the decision of the SEC, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

“Because we agree with Petitioners that the FCC lacks statutory authority, we GRANT the petition and VACATE the order.”

“Drawing all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the verdict, as we must, we AFFIRM in part, REVERSE in part, and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

“Once again Lois Davis appeals the district court's dismissal of her lawsuit against her former employer, Fort Bend County. We previously reversed and remanded, and we do so again today.”

“Because there is a fact issue as to whether BNSF discriminated against Nall, we REVERSE the grant of summary judgment to BNSF on Nall's disability discrimination claim and REMAND for further proceedings. Because Nall fails to identify a material fact issue regarding his retaliation claim, we AFFIRM the district court's judgment on this claim.”

“Mr. Shepherd's mother brought excessive force claims against the officer and the city. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We AFFIRM.”

“We REMAND to the district court to conform the written judgment to the oral pronouncement of his sentence and AFFIRM in all other respects.”

“Because there are genuine issues of material fact that preclude the qualified-immunity determination as to one of the defendants, we AFFIRM in part, VACATE in part, and REMAND to the district court.”

“Because we conclude that Rodriguez did not waive his right to direct appeal and as a result his habeas petition was timely under AEDPA, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND for the district court to consider Rodriguez's habeas petition on the merits.”

“For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court's grant of habeas relief and DENY Norris's motion for a certificate of appealability.”

“Because Matamoros cannot meet his burden under AEDPA, we AFFIRM the district court's denial of relief.”

“Because Montano has exhausted all available state remedies in accordance with our precedent, we REVERSE the dismissal of his habeas petition and REMAND for adjudication of his Double Jeopardy claim.”