Federal appellate daily recap for Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Wednesday, July twenty-ninth, 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 forty-five 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. Fifteen criminal justice cases today across seven circuits. The disposition mix includes ten affirmances, three dismissals, and one split outcome where a sentence was vacated and remanded. I’ll start with the Sixth Circuit’s split decision before moving through the rest of the docket. In the Sixth Circuit, the court affirmed the convictions of Chanel Logan and Khari Smith but vacated Saruba Smith’s…

Thanks, James. Aisha has four civil rights opinions from the Eleventh, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits.

Thanks, David. Four civil rights opinions today, one dismissal and three affirmances. We start with the Eleventh Circuit’s dismissal of Pamela Denise Colbert versus Central Georgia Technical College. The court dismissed the appeal sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction because the underlying order denying the plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel was not a final decision. The court held that the order did not…

Thanks, Aisha. Michael is next with the constitutional and habeas developments.

Thanks, David. Five cases in the block today. The Eleventh Circuit reversed in part and remanded one case, affirmed two, while the Fifth Circuit denied a motion and transferred a case back to district court, and the Sixth and Seventh Circuits each affirmed one decision. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, the court addressed African People’s Education and Defense Fund against Pinellas County. The appellate court…

Thanks, Michael. Maria is next with business and civil appeals from across the circuits.

Thanks, David. Ten cases today in business and civil law. The Eleventh Circuit vacated one, the Third Circuit reversed one, the Ninth Circuit remanded one and reversed one, and the Federal Circuit dismissed one. The remaining six were affirmed. Starting with the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated and remanded the Town of Pine Hill against three-m and Daikin America. The district court had remanded a state-law…

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

Thanks, David. Eleven cases today across six circuits. The Ninth Circuit vacated one and affirmed two, the Fourth Circuit denied one, the Tenth Circuit dismissed one, and the Federal Circuit dismissed four. In the First Circuit, two cases were reversed and remanded. Starting in the First Circuit, African Communities Together versus Mullin involved South Sudan’s Temporary Protected Status. The court reversed a…

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