Federal Daily Recap: Friday, July 17, 2026

Federal appellate daily recap for Friday, July 17, 2026.

Table of contents

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:38 David Chen
3. 0:40 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 3:07 David Chen
5. 3:10 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 5:08 David Chen
7. 5:12 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 6:33 David Chen
9. 6:36 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 7:56 David Chen
11. 8:00 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 8:47 David Chen

Coverage

Opening headlines

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law, Friday, July seventeenth, 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 includes sixty-one cases across eleven circuits. We have coverage from James Taylor on criminal justice, Aisha Johnson on civil rights, Michael Reeves on Supreme Court and constitutional law, Maria Santos on business and labor, and…

David Chen

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

James Taylor: Criminal Justice

Thanks, David. Twenty-three cases. Fifteen affirmed, one dismissed, three remanded, three vacated and remanded, and one split outcome. Starting in the Tenth Circuit, the court granted appointed counsel’s motion to withdraw and dismissed United States versus Almagro-Valdez from a conviction for illegal reentry after deportation, finding no nonfrivolous grounds for appeal under Anders v. California. Over in the Fourth…

David Chen

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

Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional

Thanks, David. We have eleven cases from across the federal circuits today. Five were affirmed, four were reversed or vacated and remanded, and two were affirmed in part but reversed in part. In the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed Linda Maccagnan’s demotion claims against Cherry Creek School District Number five, ruling she lacked a protected property interest in continued employment as principal. Also in the…

David Chen

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael for constitutional law and habeas appeals.

Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional

Thanks, David. Seven cases today. Two reversed and remanded, four affirmed, one dismissed. Starting in the Fourth Circuit, Keith Allen Wood versus Shawn Straughn was reversed and remanded on habeas corpus relief. The court held the state court’s double jeopardy ruling was not contrary to clearly established federal law under Section twenty-two fifty-four of Title twenty-eight. They applied the manifest necessity…

David Chen

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

Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory

Thanks, David. Fifteen cases in this block. Nine affirmed, four reversed or remanded, one dismissed, and one denied. Over in the Tenth Circuit, United States versus Martinez was reversed and remanded for an illegal term of supervised release exceeding the statutory maximum under federal statute. In the Third Circuit, In re City of Chester was affirmed-in-part-remanded regarding dischargeable revenue streams under…

David Chen

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

Raj Patel: Immigration & Government

Thanks, David. Five cases today. Two affirmed, one denied, two dismissed. In the Fifth Circuit, a district court dismissal regarding adjustment of status was affirmed because federal statute serves as a jurisdictional bar preventing judicial review of decisions under both the Administrative Procedure Act and the Mandamus Act. Moving to the Ninth Circuit. Dharam Singh versus Blanche’s petition for review was…

David Chen

This concludes Do It For The Case Law for Friday, July seventeenth, two thousand twenty-six. A special thank you to James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel for their reporting today. We covered sixty-one cases across the federal circuits. Our outcomes included forty affirmances, fifteen other dispositions including reversals, vacated decisions, and remands, and six dismissals….

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