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…

Do It For The Case Law is a legal news and research publication. This episode is not legal advice.

Federal appellate daily recap for Monday, June 22, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:42 David Chen
3. 0:44 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:06 David Chen
5. 2:09 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 3:16 David Chen
7. 3:20 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 4:28 David Chen
9. 4:31 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 6:15 David Chen
11. 6:18 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 7:54 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Monday, June twenty-second, 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 forty-four federal appellate opinions across eleven circuits. Our coverage includes criminal justice cases involving drug trafficking and firearms, civil rights matters including Section nineteen eighty-three claims and…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Twelve cases across the First, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits: ten affirmed, one reversed, one denied, plus a dismissal with partial vacatur and remand. We begin in the First Circuit where Tyler Jon Taker’s claim for damages against police chief Marc Hagan was dismissed based on qualified immunity, while his requests for declaratory and injunctive relief regarding firearm prohibitions…

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

Thanks, David. I have five civil rights cases today. The disposition mix includes one reversal and four affirmances or dismissals. Starting in the Tenth Circuit, the court reversed a summary judgment for Fire Chief David Beebe in Carter versus Beebe. The court held that while the plaintiff had a property interest under his collective bargaining agreement, no clearly established law required a post-termination…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael for constitutional law and habeas updates.

Thanks, David. We have six cases today across four circuits. Two were reversed and remanded, one was affirmed in part and remanded, and three were affirmed or denied. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, the court denied Alfonzo Vineyard a certificate of appealability and dismissed his appeal from the denial of his Section twenty-two fifty-four habeas petition, holding he failed to make a substantial showing of a…

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

Thanks, David. We have twelve cases in this block. The disposition mix includes five affirmances, four dismissals, one reversal and remand, one vacatur and remand, one remand for en banc review, and one order granting a petition and remanding. Starting with the movements: In the Fifth Circuit, the court reversed and remanded in Merchant versus Merchant regarding appellate fees, and ordered Spectrum versus Wendler…

Thanks, Maria. Raj has the immigration and government news.

Thanks, David. Raj Patel reporting on nine cases from the Eleventh, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. The block includes two remands, one dismissal, and six denials. Leading with the procedural shifts, the Seventh Circuit vacated a district court injunction ordering the immediate release of over two thousand pages of documents without redactions, ruling that such a sanction abused discretion by exposing third…

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Monday, June twenty-second, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel for their coverage today. Out of the forty-eight opinions released, we saw one significant reversal or remand, seventeen affirmances, eight other dispositions, and eighteen dismissals. While many cases were dismissed on procedural…

Do It For The Case Law is a legal news and research publication. This episode is not legal advice.

Federal appellate daily recap for Thursday, June 18, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:49 David Chen
3. 0:51 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 3:00 David Chen
5. 3:03 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:04 David Chen
7. 4:08 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 5:12 David Chen
9. 5:15 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 6:24 David Chen
11. 6:28 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 7:48 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, June the eighteenth, 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 contains forty-three federal appellate decisions across eleven circuits. Our team covers criminal justice with fifteen cases including sentencing guidelines and violent crimes; civil rights with nine matters involving Section…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Fifteen cases in today’s criminal justice roundup. The disposition mix includes ten affirmances, two dismissals, one denial, and two reversals or remands. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed the sentence for William Badoni regarding conspiracy to bribe a public official, rejecting challenges to guideline enhancements for high-level officials. However, in United States v. MacLean, the…

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

Thanks, David. We have nine cases today across six circuits. The mix includes four denials, three affirmances, one dismissal with vacatur and remand, and one reversal with remand. The Third Circuit reversed in the NetChoice challenge to Ohio’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, holding NetChoice lacked standing to assert minors’ First Amendment rights and that the law was narrowly tailored to…

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

Thanks, David. Four cases on the docket today: one affirmed, two vacated and remanded, and one reversed. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, a three-judge panel affirmed Kelvin Bolton’s convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, felon-in-possession of a firearm, and money laundering. The court dismissed Bolton’s motion under Section twenty-two fifty-five as premature while his direct appeal was pending, noting…

Thanks, Michael. Now for business and civil law, Maria has the rundown.

Thanks, David. Seven cases on the docket today. Two were reversed and remanded, one was dismissed, one resulted in other dispositions including a partial dismissal and vacation, and three were affirmed. Starting with reversals and remands, the Fifth Circuit sent back a product liability case involving Glenn and Rhonda Larkins against CTE Manufacturing, ruling that the plaintiffs showed sufficient diligence to excuse…

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

Thanks, David. Eight cases total for immigration and government today. All eight were denied or affirmed with no reversals, vacaturs, or remands. In the First Circuit, Alves-Pains was denied a petition to reconsider an asylum denial after the court found the Board of Immigration Appeals acted within its discretion regarding proposed social groups. Over in the Eleventh Circuit, Octavius’s challenge to discretionary…

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, June the eighteenth, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to our reporters: James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel for your coverage today. Across the day’s docket, we saw fifteen cases from James, nine from Aisha, four from Michael, seven from Maria, and eight from Raj. The most significant outcomes were one reversal or remand among…

Do It For The Case Law is a legal news and research publication. This episode is not legal advice.