Federal appellate daily recap for Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
Table of contents
0:00 Opening headlines0:47 David Chen0:49 James Taylor: Criminal Justice3:31 David Chen3:34 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional6:00 David Chen6:04 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional7:34 David Chen7:37 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory10:19 David Chen10:22 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government14:15 David ChenCoverage
Opening headlines
Welcome to Do It For The Case Law, Wednesday, August the fifth, 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 opinions across seven circuits. We will cover civil rights litigation including Section nineteen eighty-three claims and employment discrimination; constitutional challenges involving habeas…
David Chen
Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.
James Taylor: Criminal Justice
Thanks, David. Today I have sixteen cases from six circuits. The disposition rollup is eight affirmances, five dismissals, one vacatur and remand on sentencing, one vacatur and remand for a new trial, one reversal and remand on a supervised release condition, and one split outcome where the court affirmed in part and reversed in part. Starting with the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated Marcus Telfair’s sentence…
David Chen
Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha for the civil rights docket.
Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
Thanks, David. Fifteen cases today across the civil rights beat. The disposition rollup shows eight affirmed, three dismissed, one split outcome, and two vacated with remands. Leading with the movements: in the Eleventh Circuit, the court reversed summary judgment on Title VII claims against Dynamic Security and vacated a retaliation verdict for a new trial in Davita Key versus Hyundai Engineering America. The same…
David Chen
Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law and prisoner rights.
Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
Thanks, David. We have six substantive opinions today from the federal circuits. The disposition rollup is one dismissal, one denial, one affirmation with a remand, two affirmances, and one vacatur with a remand. Leading with the non-routine outcomes, the Sixth Circuit vacated an attorney fee award and remanded for reduction, finding the original order an abuse of discretion under the lodestar method because counsel…
David Chen
Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria covering business and civil matters.
Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
Thanks, David. Maria Santos with seventeen cases from the Eleventh, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. The disposition mix here is four affirmances, two split outcomes, three vacaturs with remands, one reversal with a remand, and seven denials or dismissals that are routine, plus one other mixed ruling. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, the court reversed the district court’s dismissal in Jazzma Hall versus…
David Chen
Thanks, Maria. Raj has the immigration and government roundup.
Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
Thanks, David. We have eight cases from the Fourth and Ninth Circuits today. The disposition mix includes one affirmed in part and vacated, one remanded, one affirmed in part and reversed, and five denials or dismissals. Leading with the split outcomes, the Fourth Circuit affirmed TitleMax of South Carolina’s claims challenging an ongoing Pennsylvania administrative enforcement proceeding under the Younger…
David Chen
That wraps our coverage for Wednesday, August fifth, two thousand twenty-six. Today we heard from James Taylor covering sixteen cases, Aisha Johnson with fifteen, Michael Reeves on six, Maria Santos presenting seventeen, and Raj Patel handling eight. The day saw thirty-nine affirmances, nine dismissals, and fourteen other dispositions including reversals, vacaturs, and remands. Our most significant developments…
Do It For The Case Law is a legal news and research publication. This episode is not legal advice.