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Apr 14 2026
United States Court… 23-1150 Panel Decision

SAAD BIN KHALID v. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND DAVID P PEKOSKE, ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

The D.C. Circuit upheld the TSA Administrator's order keeping a U.S. citizen on the No Fly List, rejecting constitutional and statutory challenges while dismissing one claim for lack of standing. The court deferred to the agency's national security expertise, finding the administrative redress process constitutionally adequate.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 14 2026
Fed. Cir. 26-1031 Panel Decision

AHMAD JAMALEDDIN ALJINDI v. UNITED STATES

The Federal Circuit dismissed Dr. Ahmad Aljindi's appeal as frivolous after the Claims Court certified that no appeal would be taken in good faith. The court affirmed the lower court's denial of a Rule 60(b) motion and its anti-filing injunction, leaving the prohibition on future filings without counsel or permission in full force.

Anders Brief Criminal
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Apr 14 2026
6th Cir. 25-3722 Published

Morgan v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, ruling that an employer has no duty to engage in the interactive process or provide accommodations when an employee has not requested them. The court held that an employee who disputes a medical finding of disability and insists they are fit for duty cannot later claim discrimination for failure to accommodate.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner Summary Judgment
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Apr 14 2026
5th Cir. 25-40638 Per Curiam

Cheatam v. Family Dollar Store

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil action brought by a pro se plaintiff. The court held that the district court correctly determined it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the dispute.

Civil Contract
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Apr 14 2026
8th Cir. 25-2833 Panel Decision

United States of America v. Jacob Robinson

The Eighth Circuit affirmed Jacob Robinson's sentence as an armed career criminal, ruling that his prior Arkansas conviction met the statutory elements of the Armed Career Criminal Act. The court rejected arguments regarding the age of the prior offense and procedural errors in sentencing calculations while granting counsel's motion to withdraw.

Criminal Drug Trafficking
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Apr 14 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-1761 Panel Decision

DEFINITIVE HOLDINGS v. POWERTEQ

The Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidity of a patent under the pre-AIA on-sale bar, holding that a third-party sale of a device embodying the invention more than one year before the priority date renders the claims invalid regardless of whether the invention's details were publicly disclosed. The court further clarified that source code commands are not hearsay at summary judgment because they constitute instructions rather than statements of fact.

Civil Intellectual Property Summary Judgment
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Apr 14 2026
1st Cir. 24-1834 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HECLOUIS JOEL NIEVES-DÍAZ

The First Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence because the district court failed to provide a sufficiently reasoned explanation for imposing a twenty-five-month upward variance above the Sentencing Guidelines range. This procedural error prevented the appellate court from reviewing the substantive reasonableness of the sentence, necessitating a remand for resentencing with proper justification.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Sentencing Guidelines Supervised Release
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Apr 14 2026
5th Cir. 25-40569 Per Curiam

United States v. Tovar-Martinez

The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry, ruling that a district court does not violate Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 by failing to explicitly define 'official restraint' during a guilty plea colloquy. The court held that no clear or obvious error occurred because binding precedent does not require judges to address surveillance as a form of official restraint.

Criminal Immigration (Criminal)
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