Federal Daily Recap: Monday, July 13, 2026

Federal appellate daily recap for Monday, July 13, 2026.

Table of contents

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:40 David Chen
3. 0:42 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 2:46 David Chen
5. 2:49 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:30 David Chen
7. 4:35 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 5:35 David Chen
9. 5:39 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 8:18 David Chen
11. 8:21 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 10:50 David Chen

Coverage

Opening headlines

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Monday, July thirteenth, 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 fifty-six federal appellate opinions across ten circuits. Our team will cover criminal justice including drug trafficking and firearms cases, civil rights matters involving employment discrimination and Section nineteen…

David Chen

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

James Taylor: Criminal Justice

Thanks, David. We have seventeen cases from the Eleventh through the Ninth Circuits. The disposition rollup shows ten affirmances, five dismissals, one denial, and one reversal with a remand. Leading off in the Eighth Circuit, the court reversed and remanded Keshon Baxter’s conviction for possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug user. The panel applied the Bruen test, finding that drug users are part of ‘the people’…

David Chen

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

Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional

Thanks, David. I have twelve civil rights cases from today’s docket. The mix includes seven affirmances, one dismissal, one denial, two reversals, one reversal and remand, and one vacatur with remand. We start with the movements. In the First Circuit, the court reversed summary judgment in favor of Dartmouth College in an employment discrimination case brought by Amro Farid, finding he presented sufficient evidence…

David Chen

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering constitutional law and habeas cases.

Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional

Thanks, David. We have two substantive opinions in today’s roundup. One case was vacated and remanded while one conviction was affirmed. First, over in the Eleventh Circuit, the court addressed Robert Harris’s post-judgment motions regarding his habeas petition. The appeals court upheld the district court’s denial of requests to amend the petition or for reconsideration, ruling that Harris’s arguments were barred by…

David Chen

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

Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory

Thanks, David. Fifteen cases in this block: ten affirmed, three dismissed, one vacated and remanded, and one reversed and remanded. Starting with the movements that changed the lower court’s result, the Seventh Circuit reversed a dismissal in Teva Pharmaceuticals versus Eli Lilly, holding that a settlement agreement without an express end date lasts for a reasonable time under Indiana law, creating a factual…

David Chen

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

Raj Patel: Immigration & Government

Thanks, David. Ten cases on the docket today: three affirmed, one dismissed, five denied, one reversed and remanded, and one split outcome with a partial remand. Starting in the Eighth Circuit, the court reversed and remanded Jackie Lackie’s case against Colonel Eric M. Noe. The appellate panel found that revoking Lackie’s shoreline use permit was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. The…

David Chen

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Monday, July the thirteenth of two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to James Taylor for covering seventeen cases, Aisha Johnson for twelve, Michael Reeves for two, Maria Santos for fifteen, and Raj Patel for ten. Today’s docket featured three reversals and remands, which were the most significant outcomes we highlighted. We also saw twenty-nine affirmances and eight other…

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