Federal Daily Recap: Monday, June 22, 2026

Federal appellate daily recap for Monday, June 22, 2026.

Table of contents

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:42 David Chen
3. 0:44 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:06 David Chen
5. 2:09 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 3:16 David Chen
7. 3:20 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 4:28 David Chen
9. 4:31 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 6:15 David Chen
11. 6:18 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 7:54 David Chen

Coverage

Opening headlines

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Monday, June twenty-second, 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 forty-four federal appellate opinions across eleven circuits. Our coverage includes criminal justice cases involving drug trafficking and firearms, civil rights matters including Section nineteen eighty-three claims and…

David Chen

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

James Taylor: Criminal Justice

Thanks, David. Twelve cases across the First, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits: ten affirmed, one reversed, one denied, plus a dismissal with partial vacatur and remand. We begin in the First Circuit where Tyler Jon Taker’s claim for damages against police chief Marc Hagan was dismissed based on qualified immunity, while his requests for declaratory and injunctive relief regarding firearm prohibitions…

David Chen

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

Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional

Thanks, David. I have five civil rights cases today. The disposition mix includes one reversal and four affirmances or dismissals. Starting in the Tenth Circuit, the court reversed a summary judgment for Fire Chief David Beebe in Carter versus Beebe. The court held that while the plaintiff had a property interest under his collective bargaining agreement, no clearly established law required a post-termination…

David Chen

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

Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional

Thanks, David. We have six cases today across four circuits. Two were reversed and remanded, one was affirmed in part and remanded, and three were affirmed or denied. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, the court denied Alfonzo Vineyard a certificate of appealability and dismissed his appeal from the denial of his Section twenty-two fifty-four habeas petition, holding he failed to make a substantial showing of a…

David Chen

Thanks, Michael. Let’s turn to Maria for the business and civil docket.

Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory

Thanks, David. We have twelve cases in this block. The disposition mix includes five affirmances, four dismissals, one reversal and remand, one vacatur and remand, one remand for en banc review, and one order granting a petition and remanding. Starting with the movements: In the Fifth Circuit, the court reversed and remanded in Merchant versus Merchant regarding appellate fees, and ordered Spectrum versus Wendler…

David Chen

Thanks, Maria. Raj has the immigration and government news.

Raj Patel: Immigration & Government

Thanks, David. Raj Patel reporting on nine cases from the Eleventh, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. The block includes two remands, one dismissal, and six denials. Leading with the procedural shifts, the Seventh Circuit vacated a district court injunction ordering the immediate release of over two thousand pages of documents without redactions, ruling that such a sanction abused discretion by exposing third…

David Chen

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Monday, June twenty-second, two thousand twenty-six. A huge thank you to James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel for their coverage today. Out of the forty-eight opinions released, we saw one significant reversal or remand, seventeen affirmances, eight other dispositions, and eighteen dismissals. While many cases were dismissed on procedural…

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