DIFTCL: Federal Narrative Summaries

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 Docket: 1:20-cr-00168- The ninth-circuit affirmed the denial of Todd Mumma’s motion to dismiss his indictment for sexual exploitation of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), holding that the indictment was sufficient because it tracked the statutory language, included all requisite elements and jurisdiction...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Fifth Circuit denied the petitions for review filed by Hayatullah Zahid, a native of Afghanistan, challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), its refusal to remand his case for consideration of new evidence, and its denial of reconsideration....

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Ninth Circuit denied Natanael Vicente-Perez’s petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that dismissed his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s order denying his claims for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The court applied the substantia...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision that affirmed an immigration judge’s order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The court applied the substantial evidence standard to factual findings and...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The dc-circuit reversed the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that the plaintiff religious organizations likely possess associational standing to challenge the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of its “Sensitive Locations Policy.” The court dete...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of motions to suppress evidence and statements made by Defendant Antonio Reed following his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The court applied a clear error standard to factual findings and de novo review to legal concl...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of Federal Claims’ summary judgment ruling that 233rd Street Partnership, L.P. lacked standing to bring a Fifth Amendment takings claim regarding a rail corridor converted to trail use under the National Trails System Act. The court held that the appellant failed to demonstr...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The federal-circuit dismissed the appeal from the United States International Trade Commission under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b) upon agreement by the parties. The court further ordered that each side shall bear its own costs. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode con...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The eighth-circuit affirmed the district court’s order revoking Cody Dittmar’s supervised release and imposing a 24-month prison sentence. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in finding that Dittmar violated the conditions of his release, applying a clear error standard to the factual...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The seventh-circuit affirmed the district court’s adoption of a Special Master’s report determining that previously-escrowed funds belonged to judgment debtor Steven Ivankovich and were subject to post-judgment discovery citations under Illinois law (735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/2-1402). The court held that the S...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The seventh-circuit affirmed the district court’s adoption of a Special Master’s report determining that previously-escrowed funds belonged to judgment debtor Steven Ivankovich and were subject to seizure by plaintiffs to satisfy a $4.5 million default judgment. The court dismissed Ivankovich’s appeal...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The seventh-circuit affirmed the district courts’ orders remanding four consolidated class action lawsuits against private health care providers back to state court, holding that the defendants did not qualify for federal officer removal under 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). The court determined that the providers were n...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district courts’ orders remanding four consolidated cases to state court, holding that private health care providers were not “acting under” a federal officer within the meaning of the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). The court applied the stand...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The eighth-circuit denied John Doe’s petition for review of a final order from the Securities and Exchange Commission that denied his whistleblower award application. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Commission’s determination that Doe’s information did not lead to the successful...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The seventh-circuit affirmed the district courts’ orders remanding five consolidated class-action lawsuits involving health care providers back to state court, holding that the defendants were not “acting under” a federal officer within the meaning of the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The seventh-circuit affirmed the district court’s adoption of a Special Master’s findings that previously-escrowed funds belonged to judgment debtor Steven Ivankovich and were subject to post-judgment discovery citations under Illinois law (735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/2-1402). The court held that the Special Mas...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Fifth Circuit affirmed the drug trafficking conspiracy convictions and sentences of Quanita Sherries Brown and Clarence Nero. The court held that sufficient evidence supported the jury’s verdict, applying a highly deferential standard to determine whether any rational trier of fact could find the essential elem...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Comcast. The court held that the Appellant forfeited his claims because he failed to address the Section 1981 and FMLA claims in his appellate briefing, and he could not revive a Title VII retaliation claim that had been voluntari...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of Alex Berenson’s complaint against federal officials and Pfizer executives alleging a conspiracy to suppress his speech regarding COVID-19 vaccines. The court held that Berenson failed to state a cognizable claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) because h...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The seventh-circuit affirmed the district courts’ orders remanding four consolidated cases to state court, holding that private health care providers were not “acting under” a federal officer within the meaning of the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1), when they created online pa...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 Docket: 1:23-cv-00856-TRJ The eleventh-circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of 3M Company, holding that plaintiff Julie Holland failed to establish a prima facie case of religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court applied the standard th...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s adoption of a Special Master’s report concluding that previously escrowed funds belonged to judgment debtor Steven Ivankovich and were subject to enforcement under Illinois citation statutes. The court held that the Special Master correctly applied Illinois...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Sixth Circuit denied Claudivian Gomes-Batista’s petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), and cancellation of removal....

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The sixth-circuit affirmed Deangelo Smith’s twenty-four-month prison sentence for violating the terms of his supervised release. The court rejected Smith’s argument that the district court committed impermissible double counting by considering his role in a fatal assault on a fellow detainee (the August 31 in...

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Filed: 2026-10-20 The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Tyshawn McCutchen’s motion to dismiss his federal indictment for possessing a firearm as a felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The court held that while *United States v. Williams* requires that individuals challenging the statute on Second Amendment gr...