Federal Daily Recap: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Federal appellate daily recap for Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Table of contents

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:45 David Chen
3. 0:47 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 3:27 David Chen
5. 3:30 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:57 David Chen
7. 5:01 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 6:03 David Chen
9. 6:06 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 7:35 David Chen
11. 7:40 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 9:40 David Chen

Coverage

Opening headlines

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, July ninth, 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 opinions across nine circuits. The docket features heavy coverage in criminal justice with cases involving drug trafficking, firearms, and sentencing issues. We also have significant civil rights…

David Chen

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

James Taylor: Criminal Justice

Thanks, David. We begin with twenty-four cases from across the federal courts. The disposition rollup shows seven affirmances, three dismissals, one denial of a motion, four reversals, and two split outcomes where courts affirmed in part and remanded in part. Leading the docket are four major reversals from the Seventh Circuit regarding Illinois firearm restrictions under the Second Amendment. The court held that…

David Chen

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

Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional

Thanks, David. We have eight cases in this block: six affirmed, one denied, and one split outcome on a rehearing request. Moving to the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed summary judgment for the State of Kansas in Thurman versus Kansas, holding that the plaintiff failed to prove a hostile work environment or retaliation based on gender despite evidence of bullying by a judge. The court also affirmed the denial of…

David Chen

Thanks, Aisha. Now for Michael on constitutional challenges and habeas corpus.

Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional

Thanks, David. Four cases in this block: one reversal and remand, two affirmances, and one denial. The Sixth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of Kyle Millis’s federal habeas corpus petition as untimely, holding that equitable tolling under Section twenty-two forty-four applies because the Michigan Supreme Court’s conflicting correspondence created an extraordinary circumstance preventing a timely…

David Chen

Thanks, Michael. Next, Maria has the business and civil updates.

Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory

Thanks, David. I have eight cases for you today covering business, labor, and civil matters across four circuits. The disposition rollup shows one reversal and remand, one dismissal, and six affirmances. Leading with the movement case, the Fourth Circuit vacated a removal order in Maximino Ramos versus Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The court held that Ramos’s conviction under Virginia Code Section twenty-one…

David Chen

Thanks, Maria. Raj is next with immigration and government law updates from the Eleventh, Fifth, and Ninth Circuits.

Raj Patel: Immigration & Government

Thanks, David. Twelve cases landed on my desk today: two affirmed, one dismissed as moot, eight denied, and one vacated and remanded. The major movement came from the Ninth Circuit, where the panel vacated and remanded a case involving ineffective assistance of counsel and granted a petition for review in a separate matter regarding the Board’s authority to consider post-order IAC claims. In Menjivar-Ayala versus…

David Chen

That wraps up our broadcast for Thursday, July ninth, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to James Taylor for covering twenty-four cases on criminal justice, Aisha Johnson for eight civil rights cases, Michael Reeves for five constitutional law opinions, Maria Santos for eight business and labor matters, and Raj Patel for twelve immigration and government appeals. Today’s docket saw four reversals, remands, or…

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