Federal appellate daily recap for Thursday, June 18, 2026.

1. 0:00 Opening headlines
2. 0:49 David Chen
3. 0:51 James Taylor: Criminal Justice
4. 3:00 David Chen
5. 3:03 Aisha Johnson: Civil Rights & Constitutional
6. 4:04 David Chen
7. 4:08 Michael Reeves: Supreme Court & Constitutional
8. 5:12 David Chen
9. 5:15 Maria Santos: Business & Regulatory
10. 6:24 David Chen
11. 6:28 Raj Patel: Immigration & Government
12. 7:48 David Chen

Welcome to Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, June the eighteenth, 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 contains forty-three federal appellate decisions across eleven circuits. Our team covers criminal justice with fifteen cases including sentencing guidelines and violent crimes; civil rights with nine matters involving Section…

Let’s turn to James covering criminal justice.

Thanks, David. Fifteen cases in today’s criminal justice roundup. The disposition mix includes ten affirmances, two dismissals, one denial, and two reversals or remands. Starting with the Tenth Circuit, the court affirmed the sentence for William Badoni regarding conspiracy to bribe a public official, rejecting challenges to guideline enhancements for high-level officials. However, in United States v. MacLean, the…

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

Thanks, David. We have nine cases today across six circuits. The mix includes four denials, three affirmances, one dismissal with vacatur and remand, and one reversal with remand. The Third Circuit reversed in the NetChoice challenge to Ohio’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, holding NetChoice lacked standing to assert minors’ First Amendment rights and that the law was narrowly tailored to…

Thanks, Aisha. Let’s turn to Michael covering Supreme Court and constitutional law.

Thanks, David. Four cases on the docket today: one affirmed, two vacated and remanded, and one reversed. Starting in the Eleventh Circuit, a three-judge panel affirmed Kelvin Bolton’s convictions for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, felon-in-possession of a firearm, and money laundering. The court dismissed Bolton’s motion under Section twenty-two fifty-five as premature while his direct appeal was pending, noting…

Thanks, Michael. Now for business and civil law, Maria has the rundown.

Thanks, David. Seven cases on the docket today. Two were reversed and remanded, one was dismissed, one resulted in other dispositions including a partial dismissal and vacation, and three were affirmed. Starting with reversals and remands, the Fifth Circuit sent back a product liability case involving Glenn and Rhonda Larkins against CTE Manufacturing, ruling that the plaintiffs showed sufficient diligence to excuse…

Thanks, Maria. Let’s turn to Raj covering immigration and government.

Thanks, David. Eight cases total for immigration and government today. All eight were denied or affirmed with no reversals, vacaturs, or remands. In the First Circuit, Alves-Pains was denied a petition to reconsider an asylum denial after the court found the Board of Immigration Appeals acted within its discretion regarding proposed social groups. Over in the Eleventh Circuit, Octavius’s challenge to discretionary…

That wraps up Do It For The Case Law for Thursday, June the eighteenth, two thousand twenty-six. Thank you to our reporters: James Taylor, Aisha Johnson, Michael Reeves, Maria Santos, and Raj Patel for your coverage today. Across the day’s docket, we saw fifteen cases from James, nine from Aisha, four from Michael, seven from Maria, and eight from Raj. The most significant outcomes were one reversal or remand among…

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