e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 84479
Opinion Date : 10/03/2025
e-Journal Date : 10/07/2025
Court : U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
Case Name : Yoder v. Bowen
Practice Area(s) : Civil Rights Constitutional Law
Judge(s) : Cole, White, and Mathis; Separate statement as to the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc – Bush
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Issues:

42 USC § 1983 action challenging a Michigan law banning the use of drones to hunt or collect downed game (MCL 324.40111c(2) - the Drone Statute); Standing; Whether plaintiffs established “an imminent future injury” to support standing in the pre-enforcement context; First Amendment claim asserting a right to create, disseminate, & receive location information for downed game; Level of scrutiny

Summary

[This appeal was from the WD-MI.] In an order on petition for a rehearing en banc, the original panel reviewed the petition and concluded that the issues it raised were fully considered in the original submission and decision (see eJournal # 84121 in the 8/4/25 edition). The petition was then circulated to the full court. No judge requested a vote on the suggestion for rehearing en banc. Thus, the petition was denied.

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