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Social Security

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Jun 23 2026
9th Cir. 2:24-cv-00691-GJL Unpublished

Armstrong v. Bisignano

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits. The court held that the Administrative Law Judge properly discounted the claimant's testimony regarding headache severity based on specific, clear, and convincing evidence of contradictions.

Civil Social Security
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Jun 23 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-2252 Panel Decision

Stiles v. Collins

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Veterans Court's dismissal of an appeal regarding unadjudicated disability claims. The court held that the Board of Veterans' Appeals had not issued a final decision on the specific claims for vertigo and sleep apnea, leaving the Veterans Court without jurisdiction to review the matter.

Civil Social Security
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Jun 22 2026
7th Cir. 25-1126 Panel Decision

Stevens v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Seventh Circuit vacated a district court order that compelled the release of over two thousand pages of immigration records as a sanction for agency mismanagement. The appellate court held that the sanction was an abuse of discretion because it exposed innocent third parties to identity theft and law enforcement risks without adequate justification.

Civil FOIA Social Security
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Jun 22 2026
7th Cir. 26-1017 Panel Decision

Stevens v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The Seventh Circuit vacated a district court order that compelled the release of over two thousand pages of immigration records as a sanction for agency mismanagement. The appellate court held that the sanction was an abuse of discretion because it exposed innocent third parties to identity theft and law enforcement risks without adequate justification.

Civil FOIA Social Security
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Jun 22 2026
9th Cir. 2:24-cv-01891-MLP Unpublished

Potter v. Bisignano

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of supplemental security income disability benefits. The panel found that the administrative law judge provided substantial evidence to reject medical opinions and discount the claimant's testimony regarding symptom severity.

Civil Social Security
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Jun 18 2026
6th Cir. 26-5022 Published

Gregory v. Commissioner of Social Security

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a denial of social security disability benefits. The court held that the administrative law judge properly disregarded a medical opinion based on insufficient support and inconsistency with other evidence.

Civil Social Security
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Jun 18 2026
9th Cir. 3:24-cv-06030-DWC Unpublished

Isaacsen v. Bisignano

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment upholding the denial of supplemental security income disability benefits. The court held that an hourly five-minute break for physical limitations does not constitute a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Civil Civil Rights - ADA / Other Social Security
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