Federal appellate daily recap for Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Wednesday, August twenty-sixth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today we are covering sixty-one federal appellate decisions across five reporter beats. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. We summarize and discuss federal appellate opinions. Nothing in this broadcast constitutes legal…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Today we have fifteen criminal justice cases across five circuits. The disposition rollup shows seven affirmances, one dismissal, two vacaturs with remands, one reversal with remand, and one split outcome where the court affirmed in part and reversed in part. Starting with the Eighth Circuit, the court vacated Rodney McIntosh’s sentence for unlawful firearm possession because the district court…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha for the civil rights coverage.

Thanks, David. We have ten cases on the docket today. The disposition mix includes four affirmances, one dismissal, two reversals, and three split outcomes where courts affirmed part of a ruling while reversing another. First, in the First Circuit, Kyle Fellers and others were remanded regarding their First Amendment claim that Bow High School engaged in viewpoint discrimination by sanctioning students for wearing…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law and habeas corpus.

Thanks, David. Four cases in this block. Two were affirmed, and two were vacated and remanded. Starting with the reversals, the Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded the habeas petition of Duarte-Duarte against Rokosky because the district court erred by summarily denying a petition that raised a cognizable claim, requiring service on the government and a response instead. Similarly, the Ninth Circuit vacated and…

Thanks, Michael. Maria has the business and civil law developments from across the country.

Thanks, David. Maria Santos with twenty cases from the First, Tenth, Eleventh, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits covering contracts, labor disputes, securities, antitrust, torts, and consumer protection. The day’s dispositions included twelve affirmances, five dismissals, one denial, one reversal with remand, and one split decision vacating part of an agency ruling. Let’s begin in the First Circuit where…

Thanks, Maria. Let’s turn to Raj covering immigration and government.

Thanks, David. Today I have twelve substantive cases covering immigration appeals, administrative agency review, tax, and social security across the Tenth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits. The disposition rollup shows two dismissals, six denials, one split outcome of affirmed-in-part-remanded, and three affirmances. Leading with the split outcome, the Ninth Circuit in Kikkert versus State of Washington affirmed the…

That wraps our broadcast for Wednesday, August twenty-six, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel for their coverage today. The most significant outcomes included reversals, vacated decisions, and remands that will shape the legal landscape in several key areas. Across the docket, we saw thirty-six affirmances, fourteen dismissals, and eleven…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Tuesday, August twenty-fifth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today we are covering sixty-eight federal appellate decisions across five reporter beats. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. We summarize and discuss federal appellate opinions. Nothing in this broadcast constitutes legal…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Eighteen cases for criminal justice today. The disposition rollup: fourteen affirmed, two dismissed, one reversed and remanded, one vacated and remanded, and one split outcome. We start with the reversals and splits before moving to the affirmances. In the Tenth Circuit, the court vacated Mark Phillips’ first-degree murder conviction and remanded for a new trial because the district court committed…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha covering civil rights.

Thanks, David. We have eighteen cases today across six circuits: four reversals, three vacaturs, five remands, one dismissal, and five split outcomes or affirmed cases with unusual reasoning. Starting in the First Circuit, the court affirmed summary judgment on sex discrimination claims but reversed on retaliation and remanded for a new trial against the New Hampshire Neurospine Institute and Dr. Uri Ahn because the…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law and habeas petitions.

Thanks, David. In this block, Michael Reeves covers seven cases from the Tenth and Fourth Circuits involving habeas corpus and prisoner litigation. The disposition rollup shows one affirmation, four dismissals, one denial of a certificate of appealability, and one dismissal of a mandamus petition. Moving to the Tenth Circuit, Jason Martinez’s request for a certificate of appealability to appeal his Section…

Thanks, Michael. Maria has the business and civil updates.

Thanks, David. Today’s business and civil docket features twelve cases across four circuits. The disposition rollup shows one vacatur and remand, two dismissals, one denial, and eight affirmances. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, Martinez-Viguerias versus Blanche was a significant win for the petitioner; the court granted the petition for review, vacated the Board of Immigration Appeals decision, and remanded the…

Thanks, Maria. Now let’s turn to Raj covering immigration and government law.

Thanks, David. In this block of thirteen substantive immigration and government cases, the courts dismissed four petitions, denied five petitions, affirmed two rulings, vacated one panel opinion for en banc rehearing, and vacated and remanded another case on standing grounds. Leading with the movements, the Eleventh Circuit vacated its own prior panel opinion in Schrade Jones Carter Gilliam against the United States…

That wraps up today’s broadcast of Do It For The Case Law for Tuesday, August twenty-fifth, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to our reporters: James Taylor with eighteen cases, Aisha Johnson with eighteen cases, Michael Reeves with seven cases, Maria Santos with twelve cases, and Raj Patel with thirteen cases. Today’s docket featured significant shifts in the law, including reversals, vacated decisions, and…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Monday, August 24, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law, Monday, August twenty-fourth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today’s docket features sixty-two federal appellate decisions across ten circuits. Our coverage spans criminal justice with a heavy focus on drug trafficking and firearms cases, civil rights matters including voting rights and Section nineteen…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Twenty-four cases on my beat today. The disposition rollup is nineteen affirmances, two split outcomes with partial dismissals and affirmances, one dismissal, and one vacatur with a remand for resentencing. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, the court granted the government’s motion to enforce an appeal waiver in United States versus Foster, dismissing the appeal under the narrow miscarriage of justice…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha for the civil rights coverage.

Thanks, David. I have twelve civil rights and administrative appeals for you today. The disposition rollup is seven affirmed, two denied, one reversed and remanded, one vacated and remanded, and one group of routine affirmances. We begin with the First Circuit, where the court denied two petitions from Pereira Alves challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals’ dismissal of their asylum and Convention Against…

Thanks, Aisha. Now for Supreme Court and constitutional law with Michael.

Thanks, David. Three cases in this block. All three were affirmed or dismissed without oral argument. In the Tenth Circuit, the court rejected Andre Twitty’s petition for a writ of coram nobis, holding that his due process claim regarding the Assimilated Crimes Act was previously litigated and could have been raised during his direct appeal or in Section twenty-two fifty-five proceedings. Moving to the Fourth…

Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria covering business, labor, and civil matters.

Thanks, David. Thirteen cases in this block. The disposition rollup shows four affirmances, one affirmed-in-part-remanded, three reversals, and five vacaturs. Starting in the First Circuit, the court affirmed a civil contempt holding against Juan Carlos Reynoso for failing to comply with a federal seizure warrant regarding cryptocurrency assets, ruling there was no abuse of discretion in denying an evidentiary…

Thanks, Maria. Now Raj joins us with the latest on immigration and government law.

Thanks, David. Ten cases from the Tenth, Eleventh, Fourth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits covering immigration appeals, administrative agency review, and social security matters. The disposition mix includes five denials, two dismissals, two affirmances, and one vacatur with a remand. Over in the Ninth Circuit, the court vacated and remanded two separate cases involving the State of Alaska challenging the Department of…

That is the daily rundown for Monday, August twenty-fourth, two thousand twenty-six. Subscribe or follow for the next update. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. We summarize and discuss published federal appellate opinions. Nothing in this broadcast constitutes legal advice. We are not lawyers. If you need legal…

Do It For The Case Law is a legal news and research publication. This episode is not legal advice.

Federal appellate daily recap for Friday, August 21, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Friday August twenty-first two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today’s docket features fifty-three cases across ten circuits. Our coverage includes criminal justice matters with James Taylor, civil rights and Section nineteen eighty-three litigation with Aisha Johnson, constitutional law and habeas corpus…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Twenty-two cases on the docket today across seven circuits. The disposition mix includes fifteen affirmances, one denial of rehearing en banc, two reversals, and four vacaturs or remands. Let’s start with the split outcomes and significant movements first. Over in the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated a sentence and remanded for resentencing in Victor Uriel Diego Estrada because the district court…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha for the civil rights coverage.

Thanks, David. Twelve cases across four circuits. The disposition rollup includes one split outcome, two affirmances with reversal in part, one remand, and eight affirmances or dismissals. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, the court affirmed in part and reversed in part a Title Nine and Section nineteen eighty-three case against Fulton County Schools, holding that a jury could find deliberate indifference for hiring…

Thanks, Aisha. Now to Michael for the constitutional law updates.

Thanks, David. We have six cases in this block from four circuits. The disposition mix includes one vacatur and remand, one split outcome, two dismissals, and two affirmances. Starting with the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated and remanded John J. Wilson, Junior versus the Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections after finding the district judge abused discretion by failing to treat the inmate’s…

Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria for business and civil law.

Thanks, David. Ten cases today across six circuits with two reversals, one split outcome, and seven affirmances or dismissals. We start in the First Circuit where the court dismissed an appeal for lack of finality because a remaining counterclaim could be revived, then affirmed a dismissal of an insurance coverage lawsuit against Marsh & McLennan due to insufficient pleading. Moving to the Tenth Circuit, the court…

Thanks, Maria. Raj has the immigration and government cases.

Thanks, David. We have eight substantive cases today across four circuits. The disposition rollup shows one vacatur and remand, two affirmances, and five denials or dismissals. First, in the District of Columbia Circuit, the court vacated and remanded a district court’s preliminary injunction against the Office of Management and Budget regarding Memorandum M-twenty-five-thirteen, holding the challenge moot because…

That wraps up today’s Friday, August twenty-first, two thousand twenty-six, broadcast of Do It For The Case Law. A massive thank you to our reporters who covered the docket: James Taylor with twenty-two cases, Aisha Johnson with twelve, Michael Reeves with six, Maria Santos with ten, and Raj Patel with eight. The most significant outcome of the day was a single reversal or remand decision. We saw thirty-six…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, August twentieth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today we are covering fifty-one federal appellate decisions across five reporter beats. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. We summarize and discuss federal appellate opinions. Nothing in this broadcast constitutes legal advice.

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. I have fifteen cases from the Tenth, Eleventh, Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits. The disposition mix includes twelve affirmances, one reversal, and two split outcomes where the court affirmed in part and reversed in part or remanded. We start with a reversal from the Seventh Circuit. In United States v. Peter Braun, the panel reversed the district court’s grant of a motion to suppress evidence in…

Thanks, James. Now for civil rights coverage with Aisha.

Thanks, David. Ten cases in this block: nine affirmed, one dismissed, and one vacated and remanded. The Eighth Circuit’s decision to vacate and remand is the only change to a lower court outcome. In that case, the district court dismissed a civil rights claim because the plaintiff lacked standing under state law to sue on behalf of a decedent, but the Eighth Circuit held this was a prudential standing issue rather…

Thanks, Aisha. Now for constitutional challenges and habeas appeals, here is Michael.

Thanks, David. Three constitutional and prisoner litigation cases today across three circuits. The disposition rollup: one reversal and two affirmances. Leading with the reversal in the Ninth Circuit, the court overturned a district court’s conditional grant of habeas relief to Jonathan Skenandore. The appellate panel held that the state court’s rejection of his guilty plea claim was not an unreasonable application…

Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria for the business and labor rulings.

Thanks, David. Sixteen cases in this block: one vacatur and remand, two reversals and remands, one affirmation of a sentence on remand, six affirmances, and five dismissals or denials. In the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated and remanded the Department of Transportation’s order terminating the joint venture approval between Delta Air Lines and Aerovias de Mexico. The court held that the agency acted arbitrarily…

Thanks, Maria. Now for immigration and government law with Raj.

Thanks, David. I have six cases from the Eleventh and Ninth Circuits to cover today. The disposition rollup is one dismissal, four denials, and one affirmation. Starting with the Eleventh Circuit, Uli Montes De Oca Beltran’s petition was dismissed in part and denied in part regarding his second motion to reopen removal proceedings, where the court found the Board did not abuse its discretion because the motion was…

That wraps up the broadcast for Thursday, August twenty-sixth, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to James Taylor for his report on fifteen criminal justice cases, Aisha Johnson for ten civil rights opinions, Michael Reeves for three constitutional law rulings, Maria Santos for seventeen business and labor decisions, and Raj Patel for six immigration and government appeals. Today’s docket featured two significant…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law on Wednesday, August nineteenth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today we are covering fifty-three federal appellate cases across eight circuits. Our legal team will break down developments in criminal justice including drug trafficking and firearms offenses, civil rights matters ranging from employment…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Today’s criminal justice docket features fourteen cases from four circuits, with the Eleventh Circuit handling eight, the Fourth and Sixth each deciding one case, and the Eighth Circuit resolving two. The disposition rollup shows eleven affirmances and three dismissals, with no reversals or vacaturs today. Moving to the Eleventh Circuit, Kenneth McReynolds’s appeal was dismissed due to an enforceable…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha covering civil rights.

Thanks, David. Eight cases in this block: seven affirmed, one split outcome with a partial reversal and remand. We begin with the split outcome in the Eleventh Circuit. Chase Peden versus Glenn Conway found that while the district court correctly dismissed procedural due process and defamation claims for failure to exhaust state remedies, it erred on the equal protection claim by failing to address standing issues,…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law.

Thanks, David. Three cases on the docket today: one dismissal, one affirmation, and one split outcome. We begin with a split decision in the Seventh Circuit. The court affirmed summary judgment for two officers but vacated qualified immunity for Officer Price, remanding the case regarding an inmate’s Eighth Amendment rights during transport. The court found that failing to intervene when an inmate was subjected to…

Thanks, Michael. Now for business and civil law, Maria has the rundown.

Thanks, David. Eighteen cases on the docket today across eight circuits. The disposition mix includes eleven affirmances, one dismissal, two denials, one reversal-remand, two remands via certification, and three immigration-related outcomes. Starting with the First Circuit, we have a reversal and an affirmation in securities matters. In the appeal by Jeremiah Nicholls against Veolia Water Contract Operations USA,…

Thanks, Maria. Now for immigration and government news, I turn to Raj.

Thanks, David. Ten cases on my docket today. The disposition rollup is three reversals or remands, four dismissals, two denials, and one affirmation. Starting with the movements, the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s denial of a shareholder class action against PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, holding that the bank’s fixed dividend rate following LIBOR’s discontinuation qualified as a valid…

That wraps today’s broadcast of Do It For The Case Law for Wednesday, August nineteenth, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to our reporting team: James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel. Today’s docket saw thirty-four affirmances, ten dismissals, and nine other dispositions. The most significant outcomes came from the reversals, vacated decisions, and remands that reshaped…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Tuesday August eighteenth two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today the docket features sixty-six federal appellate opinions across nine circuits. We begin with civil rights and voting matters including Section nineteen eighty-three claims, employment disputes, and Second Amendment issues. Immigration…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Twenty-one criminal justice cases today across seven circuits. The disposition mix includes thirteen affirmances, one dismissal, two reversals, one vacatur and remand, one split outcome with partial reversal, and three dismissed or denied appeals. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated Andres Alvarado’s conviction and remanded for further proceedings because the district court failed to…

Thanks, James. Now for civil rights with Aisha.

Thanks, David. Seven civil rights cases today across six circuits with three affirmed, one reversed and remanded, two split dispositions, and one reversal in part and affirmation in part. Starting with the reversals and split outcomes: The Fourth Circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part a South Carolina absentee voting statute, holding that restricting no-excuse mail-in voting to voters sixty-five and older…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law and habeas petitions.

Thanks, David. Four cases on the docket today: one denied, one vacated and remanded, one reversed and remanded, and one affirmed. In the Tenth Circuit, the court denied Tamar Jackson a certificate of appealability and dismissed his Section twenty-two fifty-four habeas petition as untimely, finding no substantial showing of a constitutional denial under the Slack standard. Moving to the Seventh Circuit, the court…

Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria covering business and civil law.

Thanks, David. Today’s business and civil docket includes seventeen cases from six circuits with a mix of affirmances, dismissals, reversals, vacaturs, remands, and split outcomes. In the Tenth Circuit, one case was affirmed; in the Eleventh Circuit, two were affirmed-in-part-reversed, one was vacated-remanded, and one was affirmed; the Sixth Circuit issued one other disposition; the Seventh Circuit resolved two…

Thanks, Maria. Let’s turn to Raj covering immigration and government.

Thanks, David. In this block, we have seventeen cases across four circuits: one dismissal, two affirmances, and fourteen denials. We begin in the Tenth Circuit where Miguel Castaneda-Ramirez sought cancellation of removal, but the court denied his petition, holding he failed to prove exceptional hardship for his citizen children. Moving to the Eleventh Circuit, Robert Lee Wright III’s appeal was dismissed sua sponte…

That wraps up our broadcast for Tuesday, August eighteenth, two thousand twenty-six. We want to thank James Taylor for covering twenty-one cases, Aisha Johnson with seven, Michael Reeves with four, Maria Santos with seventeen, and Raj Patel also with seventeen. Today’s docket saw thirty-six affirmances, eighteen dismissals, and twelve other dispositions. The most significant outcomes were the reversals, vacated…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Monday, August 17, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Monday, August seventeenth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today’s docket features forty-three federal appellate opinions across eight circuits. Our coverage spans immigration and administrative law with Raj Patel, business and civil matters with Maria Santos, civil rights and employment disputes with…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Twenty cases landed on my desk today across six circuits. The disposition rollup shows nineteen affirmances and one dismissal. Most outcomes were routine, but the Ninth Circuit delivered a significant ruling on federal vacancies authority that affects multiple prosecutions. Over in the Tenth Circuit, Edwin Williams challenged a supervised release condition requiring him to pay for his own medical…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha for the civil rights roundup.

Thanks, David. Seven cases today across the Tenth, Eleventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. The disposition mix includes four affirmances, one reversal, one split outcome, and one partial affirmation with a reversal on a specific issue. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed Marquise Miller’s dismissal against Magistrate Judge Suzanne Mitchell based on absolute judicial immunity for a discovery order she…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering Supreme Court and constitutional law.

Thanks, David. Two cases in this block: one denial and one affirmation. First, over in the Tenth Circuit, the court denied Brenda Evers Andrew’s petition for panel rehearing and her request for en banc rehearing, affirming the lower court’s refusal to grant federal habeas relief under Section twenty-two fifty-four of Title twenty-eight. The panel held that the admission of sex-based evidence at her trial did not…

Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria covering business, labor and civil cases.

Thanks, David. We have seven substantive cases today from the First, Eleventh, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. The disposition rollup is four affirmances, one reversal, one remand following a reversal, and one other outcome. Leading with the movement cases, the Ninth Circuit reversed class certification in a consumer protection action against The Happy Group, ruling that plaintiffs failed to prove common proof…

Thanks, Maria. Let’s turn to Raj covering immigration and government.

Thanks, David. Seven cases on the docket today across six circuits. The disposition rollup is four denials and three affirmances. Starting in the First Circuit, the court affirmed an order requiring the return of two children to Canada under the Hague Convention, finding that the parents’ shared intent at the time of retention established Canada as the habitual residence. Moving to the Tenth Circuit, the court…

That is the daily rundown for Monday, August seventeenth, two thousand twenty-six. Subscribe or follow for the next update. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. We summarize and discuss published federal appellate opinions. Nothing in this broadcast constitutes legal advice. We are not lawyers. If you need legal…

Do It For The Case Law is a legal news and research publication. This episode is not legal advice.

Federal appellate daily recap for Friday, August 14, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law, Friday, August fourteenth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today’s docket features fifty-nine federal appellate opinions across eleven circuits. Our news team covers the full range of federal practice: criminal justice including drug trafficking and firearms; civil rights matters such as Section nineteen…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Twelve cases today across the Tenth, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, D.C., and Federal Circuits. Five were affirmed, one was reversed, one was vacated and remanded, one was affirmed in part and reversed in part, and five others were routine affirmances or dismissals. In the Fourth Circuit, the court reversed Earl Leroy Griffin, Jr.’s conviction because the search warrant affidavit lacked probable cause; the…

Thanks, James. Now Aisha with the civil rights docket.

Thanks, David. Five cases on my beat today. The disposition mix is one reversal and remand, two dismissals, and two affirmances. In the Ninth Circuit, the court reversed and remanded in QueerDoc versus the Department of Justice. The panel held that the Department of Justice satisfied its burden to show statutory authority under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to investigate potential…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering Supreme Court and constitutional law.

Thanks, David. We have six cases today from the Tenth, Fourth, and Sixth Circuits. The disposition mix includes one reversal and remand, one vacatur and remand, one affirmed case, and three denials or dismissals. Leading with the movement cases, the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a takings claim against Nashville, ruling that an indefinite development hold created a definitive position for…

Thanks, Michael. Now Maria has the business and civil docket.

Thanks, David. Nineteen cases in this block. The disposition mix is ten affirmances, three reversals, two vacaturs with remands, one affirmed-in-part-reversed, and three other dispositions including denials and grants of review. We start with the split outcomes. Over in the Seventh Circuit, the court affirmed class certification but reversed summary judgment on lifetime retiree healthcare benefits in Kaiser versus…

Thanks, Maria. Now for immigration and government news, we turn to Raj.

Thanks, David. Today’s immigration and government docket features seventeen cases across six circuits with one stay granted in part and remanded, one vacatur and remand, two affirmances, three dismissals, and the remaining twelve denials. First, moving to the First Circuit, the court addressed an emergency motion for a stay regarding three USCIS policies under the Administrative Procedure Act. The panel granted a…

That brings us to the end of Do It For The Case Law for Friday, August fourteenth, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to our reporting team: James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel. Today’s docket saw one significant reversal or remand decision standing out among the day’s opinions, while twenty-five cases were affirmed. We also covered fifteen other dispositions and eighteen…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Thursday, August 13, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, August thirteenth, two thousand twenty-six. Visit do it for the case law dot com to listen to more in-depth, per-case reporting. Today’s docket features fifty-nine federal appellate opinions across nine circuits. Our news team covers a wide range of beats including criminal justice, civil rights, business and labor disputes, immigration, government agency reviews, and…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. We have twenty-three substantive criminal justice opinions today from across the federal circuits. The disposition mix includes eighteen affirmances, one dismissal, one denial, one vacatur, one remand, and two split outcomes or reversals. Let’s start with the movements that changed lower court results. In the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated and remanded John Kevin Lapinski, Jr.’s convictions and…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha for civil rights.

Thanks, David. Eleven cases in this block. The disposition rollup: seven affirmed, two reversed, one vacated and remanded, and one affirmed-in-part and remanded. Leading with the movement outcomes, the Seventh Circuit reversed a dismissal of a Section nineteen eighty-three challenge to Illinois’s post-conviction DNA testing statute, holding that Reginald Chapman has Article III standing and that the Rooker-Feldman…

Thanks, Aisha. Now Michael takes the desk with today’s constitutional and habeas corpus rulings.

Thanks, David. I have nine cases today, all affirmed or dismissed. The Tenth Circuit affirmed a denial of a writ of error coram nobis for Bani Moreno, finding he failed to show the diligence and extraordinary injury required. Moving to the Eleventh Circuit, they dismissed an appeal by Eduardo Palomeque because his valid sentence-appeal waiver bars challenges to his one hundred thirty-five month sentence, even after…

Thanks, Michael. Now for business and civil law, let’s turn to Maria.

Thanks, David. Seven cases in this block: one reversal and remand, three dismissals, and three affirmances. Starting with the movement case, the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded Surgical Instrument Service Company against Intuitive Surgical regarding antitrust aftermarket claims. The court held that jury instructions requiring proof of Kodak factors were error because Intuitive held over ninety-nine percent…

Thanks, Maria. Now to Raj for immigration and government cases.

Thanks, David. In today’s batch of nine substantive immigration and tax opinions, we see one case vacated and remanded, one affirmed in part and reversed in part, and seven cases denied or affirmed. Let’s start with the movements that changed outcomes. Over in the Sixth Circuit, the court vacated and remanded Ala Rahim Yonan versus Blanche, holding that the Board of Immigration Appeals applied an incorrect legal…

That wraps up our coverage for Thursday, August thirteenth, two thousand twenty-six. Today we heard from James Taylor on criminal justice matters, Aisha Johnson on civil rights, Michael Reeves on Supreme Court and constitutional law, Maria Santos on business and labor issues, and Raj Patel on immigration and government cases. In all, we reviewed fifty-nine federal appellate opinions across the circuits. The docket…

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