Federal appellate daily recap for Friday, June 5, 2026.

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

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Friday, June fifth, 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-five federal appellate opinions across eight circuits. Our coverage includes a major criminal justice block with sixteen cases covering drug trafficking, firearms, and supervised release issues; a significant civil rights…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Sixteen cases in this block: ten affirmed, four dismissed, one denied, one reversed, and two vacated with remand. Leading with the changes to lower court rulings, the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s denial of qualified immunity for three San Francisco police officers sued under Section nineteen eighty-three over a wrongful incarceration claim involving familial association rights. The Fourth…

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

Thanks, David. Three cases in this block: one reversed and remanded, and two affirmed. The Federal Circuit reversed and remanded the Veterans Court’s denial of attorneys’ fees to Marcos Greenidge under the Equal Access to Justice Act because his appeal resulted in a material alteration of the legal relationship between the parties, qualifying him as a prevailing party despite the dismissal of his underlying appeal….

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael for the constitutional and habeas coverage.

Thanks, David. Nine cases on today’s constitutional docket. The disposition rollup is three affirmances, two denials, one reversal, one vacatur and remand, and one denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus that was deemed moot. Leading the day, the Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded a civil rights suit alleging forced labor against Kenosha County, Wisconsin. The court held that the term whoever in Section…

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

Thanks, David. Twelve cases today across five circuits. Ten were affirmed or denied, one was reversed and remanded, and one was granted and remanded. The major movement comes from the First Circuit, where a securities fraud class action against iRobot was remanded on claims alleging material misrepresentations in a proxy statement regarding regulatory approvals. Over in the Ninth Circuit, a petition for review was…

Thanks, Maria. Raj has the latest on immigration and government appeals.

Thanks, David. Five cases on the docket today across three circuits. The disposition mix includes one split outcome, two denials, and two dismissals. Leading with the only case that changed a lower court result, the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and remanded in part in Roggenkamp versus Morgan Stanley Medical Plan. The court held that while Cigna did not operate under a conflict of interest because the plan was…

That wraps up Friday, June the fifth, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to our reporting team: James Taylor for his coverage of sixteen cases, Aisha Johnson on three civil rights matters, Michael Reeves with nine constitutional and habeas stories, Maria Santos covering twelve business and labor disputes, and Raj Patel with five immigration and government appeals. Today’s docket saw two significant reversals…

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Federal appellate daily recap for Thursday, June 4, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:24 David Chen
3. 0:26 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:31 David Chen
5. 2:34 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:50 David Chen
7. 4:54 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 5:46 David Chen
9. 5:49 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 7:38 David Chen
11. 7:42 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 8:44 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, June fourth, 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 forty-seven federal appellate decisions across five 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 James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Sixteen cases from the Eleventh, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. Disposition rollup: eight affirmances, two dismissals, one denial, two vacaturs with remands, one reversal with remand, and three other dispositions. Leading with the changes: the Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded a civil rights case involving prison officials for failing to consider spoliation sanctions…

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

Thanks, David. Nine cases in today’s civil rights block, all affirmed with one partial remand. The only movement is a split disposition where the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the core ruling but remanded on a specific issue. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, the court addressed Eugene Niksich regarding willful failure to file complete and accurate FBAR reports between two thousand six and two thousand twelve; the court…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law and habeas corpus.

Thanks, David. Three cases on the docket today. One reversal, one denial, and one affirmation. We start with the reversal in the Sixth Circuit where the court granted an unconditional writ of habeas corpus to David Smith. The district court had jurisdiction because the State failed to comply with a prior conditional writ mandate requiring a retrial within one hundred eighty days without using a victim’s…

Thanks, Michael. Now for business and civil law, here is Maria.

Thanks, David. Thirteen cases in this block: ten affirmed, two denied, one reversed, and one vacated and remanded. Starting with the reversals and split outcomes, the Federal Circuit reversed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in Life Spine versus Globus Medical, ruling that the Board erred in its claim construction of a spinal implant patent. The court also vacated and remanded Ollnova Technologies versus…

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

Thanks, David. Six cases in this block. One was reversed, one dismissed, and four were denied or affirmed. The Ninth Circuit reversed a dismissal of a class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, holding that calls and texts can qualify as telephone solicitations based on their initiation for commercial purposes, not just their content. In immigration news, the Sixth Circuit affirmed a denial of…

This wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, June the fourth, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to our reporters for today’s comprehensive coverage. James Taylor handled sixteen cases, Aisha Johnson covered nine, Michael Reeves reported on three, Maria Santos took thirteen, and Raj Patel managed six. Today’s docket featured three reversals and remands that will demand your attention, while twenty-three…

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

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