Federal appellate daily recap for Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:24 David Chen
3. 0:26 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:48 David Chen
5. 2:51 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:46 David Chen
7. 4:50 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 6:32 David Chen
9. 6:36 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 8:46 David Chen
11. 8:49 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 10:37 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Tuesday, September eighth, 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 fifty-two 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. Fourteen criminal justice cases today across six circuits. Thirteen were affirmed, one was dismissed twice for lack of nonfrivolous issues, and one case was vacated and remanded for a clerical fix to the written judgment. Starting in the Tenth Circuit, George Ostertag’s conviction for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon under Section eighteen U.S.C. nine hundred twenty-four section A one four…

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

Thanks, David. Ten cases in today’s civil rights roundup: four affirmances, one dismissal, two reversals, and one vacatur and remand. Leading with the movements, the Third Circuit reversed a dismissal in National Shooting Sports Foundation versus Attorney General New Jersey, holding that recent enforcement actions against gun manufacturers created an imminent threat of prosecution sufficient for standing under…

Thanks, Aisha. Now for constitutional law and habeas developments, here is Michael.

Thanks, David. We have six substantive opinions today. The disposition rollup includes two reversals or remands, one vacatur with a remand, and three affirmances. Let’s start with the movement cases. In the Tenth Circuit, the court vacated and remanded in United States versus Martin, finding that Nancy Martin adequately alleged ineffective assistance of counsel regarding her bank fraud conviction because her lawyer…

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

Thanks, David. We have ten substantive business and civil rulings today across four circuits. The disposition rollup shows three reversals or vacaturs with remands, two denials of petitions for review, and five affirmances. Starting in the First Circuit, the court vacated and remanded a summary judgment in favor of The Children’s Hospital Corporation in a dispute involving a royalty-sharing policy under…

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

Thanks, David. Twelve cases across six circuits today: one vacatur-remand, one split remand-and-affirmance, nine denials, and one affirmance. The most significant movement comes from the Third Circuit, which vacated a water quality certification for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company’s Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, ruling that New Jersey acted arbitrarily by deferring critical monitoring terms to future…

That brings us to the end of today’s broadcast on Tuesday, September eighth, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to James Taylor for covering fourteen cases in criminal justice. Thank you to Aisha Johnson for ten cases on civil rights. Michael Reeves brought us six stories on Supreme Court and constitutional law. Maria Santos handled ten cases in business, labor, and civil matters. And Raj Patel wrapped up…

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