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Mar 4 2026
1st Cir. 24-1996 Panel Decision

PAUL PERRUZZI; JEREMIAH SULLIVAN v. CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY; SNYDER'S-LANCE, INC

The First Circuit vacated and remanded a district court order that administratively closed a case without addressing the plaintiffs' claim that the Federal Arbitration Act exempts transportation workers from mandatory arbitration. The appellate court held that the lower court must explicitly rule on the Section 1 exemption argument before determining whether to stay or close the proceedings.

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Feb 13 2026
United States Court… 25-7005 Panel Decision

STABIL LLC v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The D.C. Circuit affirmed that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act permits U.S. courts to enforce arbitral awards against the Russian Federation for the expropriation of Ukrainian assets in Crimea. The court held that Russia's waiver of immunity under the New York Convention and the FSIA's arbitration exception precludes its immunity defense, even absent direct commercial contacts with the United States.

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Jan 22 2026
1st Cir. 25-1275 Panel Decision

JOHN T. KOLACKOVSKY; ZENAS B. SEPPALA; ANNE HYDE; ROBERT SONIA; JONATHAN RING; TIM ROSE; RAY THURSBY; DEE OLIBERIO; CALANDRA SALO; LARY SALO; CASSI HOHENWARTER v. TOWN OF ROCKPORT

The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of residents' constitutional and statutory challenges to a new zoning district because they failed to allege specific, concrete injuries required for Article III standing. The court held that vague assertions about potential property value changes and generalized grievances were insufficient to establish a personal stake in the outcome.

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Jan 14 2026
U.S. Sup. Ct. 24-568 5-4

Bost v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections

The Supreme Court held that congressional candidates possess Article III standing to challenge state election counting rules based on a concrete interest in the integrity of the electoral process. The Court reasoned that candidates suffer a particularized reputational injury when unlawful procedures undermine public confidence in election results, regardless of whether the rules alter the election outcome.

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Jan 9 2026
11th Cir. 1:23-cv-02999-MHC Published

Baker v. City of Atlanta

The Eleventh Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that had prohibited the City of Atlanta from enforcing a residency requirement for referendum signature gatherers. The court held that under controlling Georgia state law, the plaintiffs lacked the right to utilize a referendum petition to challenge a local ordinance, thereby failing to demonstrate the irreparable harm necessary for injunctive relief.

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Dec 15 2025
11th Cir. 2:24-cv-00420-RDP Per Curiam

Alabama State Conference of the NAACP v. Attorney General, State of Alabama

The Eleventh Circuit certified four critical questions to the Alabama Supreme Court regarding the scope and criminal penalties of Alabama's SB1 absentee voting law. The federal court paused its review of a Voting Rights Act preemption claim because the state statute's ambiguity creates uncertainty about whether plaintiffs have standing to sue.

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Dec 1 2025
11th Cir. 1:21-mi-55555-JPB Per Curiam

In re: Georgia Senate Bill 202

The Eleventh Circuit vacated the district court's preliminary injunction regarding Georgia's Election Integrity Act gift ban because the lower court failed to apply the Supreme Court's facial-challenge framework from Moody v. NetChoice. The appellate court remanded the case for a new analysis that weighs the law's constitutional applications against its unconstitutional ones across its full scope.

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Oct 23 2025
1st Cir. 23-1969 Panel Decision

United States Department of Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Ernst Jacob GmbH & Co. KG; Shipowners Insurance & Guaranty Company, Ltd.

The First Circuit held that it possesses appellate jurisdiction over an interlocutory appeal in an Oil Pollution Act case because the litigation includes third-party admiralty claims. On the merits, the court reversed the District Court's grant of summary judgment, ruling that liability for natural resource damages must be determined by a preponderance of the evidence rather than under the deferential arbitrary-and-capricious standard.

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Oct 15 2024
2nd Cir. 23-1124 Panel Decision

JOHN DOE, A FICTITIOUS NAME v. JAMES V. MCDONALD, M.D.

The Second Circuit held that a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by a former resident of a transitional adult home was moot because the state amended regulations and allowed his return. The court clarified that while the plaintiff had standing when the suit was filed, subsequent events eliminated his concrete stake in the outcome.

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