The Federal Circuit granted a writ of mandamus Friday ordering the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to transfer a patent infringement suit to the Northern District of California.

A defamation action involving a self-improvement organization some call a cult and a professional “counter-cult deprogrammer” has been transferred from the Western District of New York to the District of New Jersey, where a similar case has been pending for five years.

A split panel of the Federal Circuit has ruled that the District of Delaware abused its discretion by denying a permanent injunction in a patent infringement case over automobile wiper blades. The ruling offers guidance for future cases involving injunction disputes.

The U.S. Senate has elevated a federal magistrate judge to the district court bench in Arizona, filling a position that has been vacant since the shooting death of Judge John Roll. Senators moved with relative speed to confirm Judge Jennifer Zipps after President Barack Obama nominated her in June.

A group of mentally disabled women was given the green light on Friday to file new claims of constitutional violations against the District of Columbia over abortions and other medical procedures performed on the women without the consent of legal representatives or a court order.