Browse First Circuit's 2025 caseload. 25 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Parole denial based on lack of remorse upheld
Donovan v. Massachusetts Parole Board, decided by First Circuit on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a petition for a wr...
First Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunction Against Florida's "Stop WOKE Act"
Ramos-Hernandez v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought ...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Excessive Force Case
Scaer v. City of Nashua, NH, decided by First Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City o...
Probable Cause Justifies Vehicle Search Despite Traffic Stop
United States v. Diaz-Colon, decided by First Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Griffin, decided by First Circuit on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppre...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Harassment and Retaliation Case
Hewes v. Gardiner, decided by First Circuit on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Gardi...
First Circuit: Probable Cause Justified Vehicle Search After Traffic Stop
Terenzio v. Urena, decided by First Circuit on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized fr...
Consent to Search Phone Was Voluntary, Court Rules
United States v. Abercrombie, decided by First Circuit on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Attorney sleeping during trial doesn't automatically mean Sixth Amendment violation
Garrey v. Kelly, decided by First Circuit on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. T...
First Circuit Upholds Title X Gag Rule, Denies Injunction
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Kennedy, decided by First Circuit on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Retaliation Case
Orkin v. Albert, decided by First Circuit on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Albert,...
Consent to Search Electronic Devices Upheld Despite Language Barrier
United States v. Yu, decided by First Circuit on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress ev...
Asylum Seekers Denied Preliminary Injunction Over Notice Delays
De La Cruz-Quispe v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on December 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction sought by asylum seeker...
Court Affirms Denial of Unemployment Benefits Despite Hearsay Claim
Cruz v. UIA, decided by First Circuit on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Cruz, appealed the denial of unemployment benefits, arguing that the administrative law j...
Excessive Force Claim Fails: Officers' Actions Not Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Dor v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant correctional officers alleging excessive force durin...
CA1 Affirms Dismissal of FCA Case for Lack of Particularity
US, ex rel. Omni Healthcare Inc. v. MD Spine Solutions LLC, decided by First Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal...
First Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Asset Seizure Case
Restrepo Castano v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Search of Business Premises
United States v. SpineFrontier, Inc., decided by First Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's moti...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Search of Electronic Devices
United States v. Tang, decided by First Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seize...
First Circuit Upholds Rhode Island's Ban on Out-of-State Medical Marijuana Licenses
Jensen v. Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission, decided by First Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a l...
First Circuit Affirms Rhode Island Cannabis Licensing Scheme
Kenney v. Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission, decided by First Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a c...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Medina-Ortiz, decided by First Circuit on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to s...
Insurance policy's advertising injury clause doesn't cover patent infringement
Axis Insurance Company v. Barracuda Networks, Inc., decided by First Circuit on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Axis Insurance Company was ...
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Due to Statute of Limitations
Gibson Foundation, Inc. v. Norris, decided by First Circuit on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by...
First Circuit Upholds Employer's No-Solicitation Policy Against Union Organizers
Riverdale Mills Corporation v. Chavez-DeRemer, decided by First Circuit on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judg...
CaseLawBrief tracks 25 opinions from First Circuit in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure (8 cases), Plain View Doctrine (3 cases), Probable Cause (3 cases), Due Process Clause (2 cases), Preliminary Injunction Standard (2 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 25.