Federal appellate daily recap for Friday, June 26, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:53 David Chen
3. 0:55 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:25 David Chen
5. 2:28 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:49 David Chen
7. 4:53 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 6:30 David Chen
9. 6:32 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 8:07 David Chen
11. 8:11 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 9:52 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Friday June twenty-six 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-seven federal appellate decisions spanning eleven circuits. We begin with criminal justice coverage including drug trafficking, firearms violations, and supervised release issues. Aisha Johnson brings us civil rights…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Eighteen cases in today’s criminal justice docket: seven affirmed, two dismissed, three denied, one reversed, one vacated, and four split outcomes or other dispositions. We begin with the First Circuit, where the court affirmed a forty-eight-month sentence for machinegun possession, finding the variance from guidelines reasonable based on multiple factors including the quantity of firearms and…

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

Thanks, David. I have eight cases from today’s docket covering the Sixth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit, and the District of Columbia Circuit. The disposition rollup shows one reversal, five affirmances, one dismissal, and one denial. Starting with the Sixth Circuit, we begin with a reversal in Cole versus Ashtabula County. The court reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment on Section nineteen…

Thanks, Aisha. Now to Michael for the day’s constitutional and habeas developments.

Thanks, David. Eight cases landed on my desk today across five circuits. The disposition rollup shows one reversal and remand, two dismissals, three affirmances, and two denials. We start with the Eleventh Circuit’s significant reversal in Pace against the Georgia Department of Corrections. Three death row prisoners successfully sued to challenge execution procedures, establishing they have standing to sue under…

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

Thanks, David. Ten cases land on the desk today: one reversal and remand, two dismissals for lack of jurisdiction or untimely filing, five affirmances, and two other dispositions including a grant of review. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed in Mitchell versus Haa, dismissing Tonya Mitchell’s land ownership suit for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because she failed to establish either federal…

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

Thanks, David. Thirteen cases in this block: one remand, one reversal, one affirmation, and ten denials or dismissals. We start with the Tenth Circuit where the court remanded a Western Watersheds Project challenge to the Forest Service, finding the district court’s order lacked finality because it returned the matter to the agency without vacatur. The court rejected the practical finality exception, holding that…

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Friday, June twenty-six, two thousand twenty-six. A massive day of opinions covering eighty-seven cases across the federal appellate courts. Thank you to James Taylor for leading our criminal justice coverage with eighteen cases, Aisha Johnson for handling eight civil rights matters, Michael Reeves for breaking down eight constitutional and habeas corpus decisions, Maria…

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