Federal appellate daily recap for Monday, April 27, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Monday, April twenty-seventh, 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 seventy-three federal appellate opinions across ten circuits. Our team covers criminal justice matters including drug trafficking, firearms, fraud, and violent crimes alongside civil rights cases involving employment…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Thirty-four criminal justice cases from the Tenth through Eighth Circuits today. The disposition rollup shows nine affirmances, six dismissals, one denial, one reversal with a remand, one vacatur and remand to correct a clerical error, and seventeen routine outcomes handled in groups. We begin in the Tenth Circuit where prosecutors lost one case. The court reversed the conviction for coercion or…

Thanks, James. Next, Aisha has the civil rights roundup.

Thanks, David. Eleven civil rights cases hit the docket today. The disposition rollup: seven affirmances, one dismissal, one reversal, and one remand. Leading with the changes to lower court rulings, the Tenth Circuit reversed in Martinez versus City of Aurora, Colorado, clarifying that apparent authority is insufficient for municipal liability under Section nineteen eighty-three after the Supreme Court’s Lindke…

Thanks, Aisha. Now Michael has the First, Fourth, and Fifth Circuits.

Thanks, David. I have six cases from the First, Fourth, and Fifth Circuits today. The disposition rollup is one vacated remand, two dismissals, and three denials or affirmances. Starting with the First Circuit, the court vacated and remanded Arthur Miles’ habeas petition challenging the Bureau of Prisons denial of First Step Act time credits. The court held that the Bureau’s regulation defining when a sentence…

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

Thanks, David. Fifteen cases on the docket today: one reversal and remand, two dismissals for lack of jurisdiction, ten affirmances, one denial of rehearing, and one certification to state court. The day’s only reversal came from the Tenth Circuit, which sent back a dispute over oil royalties. The court held that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue acted arbitrarily by ignoring a prior settlement agreement when…

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

Thanks, David. Seven cases in this block: four denials, two dismissals, and one affirmation. In the Eleventh Circuit, the court dismissed the appeal by Avondale Decor versus Capital Solutions Bancorp sua sponte because the district court’s order was not a final decision; counts remained pending without Rule fifty-four certification, so the appellate court lacked jurisdiction. Moving to the Fourth Circuit, the court…

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Monday, April twenty-seventh, two thousand twenty-six. A massive thank you to our reporters: James Taylor with thirty-four cases on criminal justice; Aisha Johnson with eleven cases on civil rights; Michael Reeves with six cases covering SCOTUS and constitutional law; Maria Santos with fifteen cases on business, labor, and civil matters; and Raj Patel with seven cases on…

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