Federal appellate daily recap for Thursday, July 23, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:45 David Chen
3. 0:47 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 3:09 David Chen
5. 3:12 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 5:16 David Chen
7. 5:23 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 6:58 David Chen
9. 7:02 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 9:29 David Chen
11. 9:33 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 11:28 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, July 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 sixty-five cases across eleven federal circuits. Our coverage spans immigration and agency review with Raj Patel, business and civil matters including bankruptcy and intellectual property with Maria Santos,…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Fifteen cases across seven circuits. Eleven affirmed, two dismissed, one reversed-remanded, and three vacated-remanded. We begin in the Eleventh Circuit with a split outcome: Jamarus Hoskins’s sentence was vacated and remanded because the court ruled he acted as a thief rather than a fence, making the stolen-property enhancement improper even though his leadership-role enhancement stood. The Fifth…

Thanks, James. Now to Aisha for the civil rights docket.

Thanks, David. I have eight cases from four circuits today. The disposition mix includes five affirmances, one split outcome, and two reversals or remands. Starting with the Eleventh Circuit, Deputies McMaster and Gulledge won summary judgment in Tyler Canaris’s excessive force claim, as the court found the force objectively reasonable under qualified immunity standards and dismissed the state law torts for lack of…

Thanks, Aisha. Next, Michael with the latest on habeas corpus, prisoner rights, and constitutional challenges.

Thanks, David. Six cases in today’s constitutional and habeas corpus roundup. The disposition mix includes two affirmances, one dismissal, one reversal, one vacatur, and one reversal with remand. Leading with the outcomes that changed lower court rulings: In the Ninth Circuit, Kane versus Haynes was reversed and remanded regarding a prisoner’s access to an Arabic-language Quran; the court held the district court…

Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria covering business, labor, and civil law.

Thanks, David. Twenty-four cases in this block. The disposition rollup is eight affirmances, eight dismissals, one reversal, one remand, two split outcomes, and five cases with mixed dispositions including vacaturs. Leading with the reversals and split outcomes: In the Ninth Circuit, the court reversed summary judgment for Allied World Specialty Insurance Company on breach of contract and bad faith claims in both…

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

Thanks, David. We have twelve cases from the First, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and Federal Circuits today. The disposition rollup includes one vacatur and remand, one dismissal, one denial, three affirmances, and six dismissals for failure to prosecute or lack of jurisdiction. Starting with the First Circuit, the court granted Prakash Dhoj Rana’s petition and vacated a removal order, remanding the case back to the…

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, July twenty-third, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel for their reporting today. The most significant outcomes of the day were the two reversals and remands that reshaped legal precedent in their respective jurisdictions, while the rest of the docket saw twenty-nine affirmances and…

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