Federal appellate daily recap for Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 1:07 David Chen
3. 1:09 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:27 David Chen
5. 2:31 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 5:22 David Chen
7. 5:26 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 7:13 David Chen
9. 7:17 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 8:21 David Chen
11. 8:24 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 9:56 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Wednesday June 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 eighty-eight federal appellate cases across nine circuits. We begin with criminal justice coverage including drug trafficking, firearms, sentencing guidelines, and compassionate release appeals. Aisha Johnson covers…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Twenty-seven cases in this block: ten affirmed, eight dismissed, one vacated and remanded, and eight denied or otherwise resolved. We start with the Eleventh Circuit where the court vacated Maggie Moore’s sentence and sent it back for resentencing because the district court failed to justify a term twice as high as the advisory guidelines range without connecting it to specific facts. The same circuit…

Thanks, James. Now for civil rights and employment law, Aisha has the rundown.

Thanks, David. Today I am covering seventeen civil rights and employment cases across six circuits. The disposition rollup shows two reversals or remands, one split outcome, thirteen affirmances, one denial, and one other resolution. Starting with the Eleventh Circuit, the court reversed and remanded a trademark dispute between US All Star Federation and Open Cheer, finding genuine disputes over whether the marks…

Thanks, Aisha. Michael has the latest on Supreme Court and constitutional law.

Thanks, David. We have ten cases today from the Eleventh and Fourth Circuits. The disposition mix includes one split outcome, five affirmances, and four dismissals. Leading with the only reversal in the block, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed that the Alabama Department of Corrections violated the Eighth Amendment by being deliberately indifferent to inmates’ serious mental health needs, but it reversed specific…

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

Thanks, David. I have fifteen cases from the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. The disposition mix includes eight dismissals, six affirmances, one other disposition, and no reversals or vacaturs. In the Third Circuit, a healthcare provider’s defamation claim against an insurance company was affirmed because ERISA preempts state-law torts challenging Explanation of Benefits forms sent to…

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

Thanks, David. Nineteen cases in this block: one reversal, one split outcome, one remand, seven dismissals, and ten denials. The Ninth Circuit reversed a Social Security decision and remanded for benefits calculation after finding legal error in how the administrative law judge weighed medical opinions. In a split disposition, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of class certification but reversed summary…

This wraps Do It For The Case Law for Wednesday, June twenty-fourth, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to James Taylor for covering twenty-seven cases on criminal justice, Aisha Johnson for seventeen civil rights cases, Michael Reeves for ten constitutional law decisions, Maria Santos for fifteen business and labor matters, and Raj Patel for nineteen immigration and government appeals. The most significant outcome…

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