Federal appellate daily recap for Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:23 David Chen
3. 0:25 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:30 David Chen
5. 2:33 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:04 David Chen
7. 4:08 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 5:23 David Chen
9. 5:26 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 7:11 David Chen
11. 7:15 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 8:49 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Wednesday, September second, 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-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…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Eighteen cases in this block: nine affirmed, four dismissed, one reversed and remanded, two vacated and remanded, and two split outcomes. We begin with the reversals and splits. In the Tenth Circuit, United States versus Childers was reversed and remanded for resentencing to comply with United States versus Arnett. Over in the Fourth Circuit, United States versus Yasinov was affirmed on his assault…

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

Thanks, David. Eight cases in this block: four affirmed, one reversed, and three split outcomes involving a partial affirmation and two vacaturs with remands. Over in the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed summary judgment for Brinker International against Futrell-Smith on claims of racial discrimination under Section nineteen eighty-one, holding that the plaintiff failed to identify a valid comparator because other…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law and prisoner litigation.

Thanks, David. Five cases on the docket today. One was vacated and remanded, two were affirmed in part and reversed in part, and two were affirmed. In the Eleventh Circuit, the court affirmed the dismissal of Aymara Sorhegui’s federal civil rights lawsuit against a homeowners association and state judges. The court held that Younger abstention barred claims seeking prospective relief against the judges because they…

Thanks, Michael. Now Maria joins us with business and civil rulings.

Thanks, David. Nineteen substantive cases across seven circuits today. Disposition mix: eight affirmances, three dismissals, one affirmed in part and remanded, one affirmed in part and reversed, one affirmed in part and vacated, and five split outcomes involving reversals or remands. Let’s start with the First Circuit. The court vacated and remanded a bankruptcy dispute between Instituto Medico Del Norte and…

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

Thanks, David. Seven cases today across five circuits. The disposition mix includes one vacatur, two remands, one denial, and three dismissals. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, the court vacated and remanded a removal case involving threeM Company and Daikin America. The court held that threeM acted under a federal officer by manufacturing aqueous film-forming foam pursuant to detailed military specifications,…

That brings us to the end of our broadcast for Wednesday, September second, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to James Taylor for covering eighteen cases, Aisha Johnson for eight, Michael Reeves for five, Maria Santos for nineteen, and Raj Patel for seven. Today’s docket saw a single reversal or remand, thirty-seven affirmances, twelve other dispositions, and seven dismissals. The lone reversal stands out as the…

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