Federal appellate daily recap for Saturday, July 25, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:23 David Chen
3. 0:25 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
4. 1:17 David Chen
5. 1:19 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
6. 1:58 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Saturday, July twenty-fifth, 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 two federal appellate decisions across two 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 advice.

Let’s turn to Michael for the constitutional law roundup.

Thanks, David. One case in this block. The First Circuit denied the motion to stay a district court’s injunction pending appeal. That denial stands for State of California versus State of Alabama. Here is what happened: the lower court had enjoined federal defendants from implementing specific provisions of Executive Order fourteen thousand three hundred ninety-nine regarding mail-in ballot administration in…

Thanks, Michael. Raj, you are up next.

Thanks, David. One case in this block from the First Circuit, and it was denied. The court denied the federal defendants’ motion to stay the district court’s injunction pending appeal in the challenge brought by the state of California against the Trump administration. Applying the standard four-factor test for a stay, the appellate court found that the executive branch failed to demonstrate a strong likelihood of…

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