Federal appellate daily recap for Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:40 David Chen
3. 0:42 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 3:08 David Chen
5. 3:11 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 5:46 David Chen
7. 5:50 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 7:24 David Chen
9. 7:28 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 9:18 David Chen
11. 9:22 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 11:16 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law on Tuesday, June twenty-third, 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-nine federal appellate decisions across eleven circuits. Our team will cover criminal justice matters including drug trafficking and firearms offenses, civil rights cases involving voting and employment…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. I have thirty-two cases for you today from the Tenth, Eleventh, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. The disposition rollup is twenty-three affirmed, two dismissed, one denied, one reversed with a remand, one vacated on a single count, and one split outcome. We begin in the Tenth Circuit where Lori Milliron’s accessory after the fact and obstruction convictions were upheld, though her…

Thanks, James. Let’s turn to Aisha covering civil rights.

Thanks, David. We have fifteen cases in this block. The disposition rollup is seven affirmances, two denials, two reversals, and four dismissals. Leading with the reversals, the Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court’s denial of enforcement for a mutual arbitration agreement in a wage and hour class action against ABM Aviation, finding the scope limited to employment disputes removed substantive unconscionability…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering Supreme Court and constitutional law.

Thanks, David. We have ten cases from the Tenth, Fourth, Fifth, and D.C. Circuits in this block. The disposition mix includes two affirmances, five dismissals, one denial of a certificate of appealability, one vacatur with a remand, and one dismissal as moot. Starting with the unique movements, the D.C. Circuit vacated the district court’s nationwide stay on Department of Homeland Security expedited removal…

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

Thanks, David. I have twenty cases from the First, Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits. The disposition mix includes nine affirmances, eight dismissals, three other dispositions, one vacatur, and one remand. Starting with movement cases, in the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed the dismissal of standing claims but vacated the lower court’s ruling on Administrative Procedure Act claims against agency…

Thanks, Maria. Now let’s turn to Raj covering immigration and government matters.

Thanks, David. Twelve cases on the docket for immigration and government law. The disposition rollup is eight denials, three affirmances, and one dismissal. All outcomes are routine in terms of procedural posture, with no reversals or remands to report today. In the Eleventh Circuit, the court affirmed a Social Security disability denial where the ALJ properly referenced Woodhouse’s migraines over twenty times…

That brings us to the end of Do It For The Case Law for Tuesday, June twenty-third, two thousand twenty-six. We want to thank our reporters for their coverage today: James Taylor with thirty-two cases on criminal justice, Aisha Johnson with fifteen cases on civil rights, Michael Reeves with ten cases on constitutional law, Maria Santos with twenty cases on business and labor, and Raj Patel with twelve cases on…

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