Appellate Archive » May, 2026

Appellate - May, 2026

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• Full 11th Circ. Will Hear Appeal Over 'Urban Cowboy' Horses
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Taxes, Foreclosure Top May Term
• DC Circ. Won't Unblock ICE Visits Notice Rule During Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Doubts Ability To Review Sanctions From VLSI Saga
• NJ Panel Backs Cannabis License Denial Over Odor Concerns
• Boeing Can Appeal Class Cert. In 737 Max Investor Suit
• Kratom Seller Asks 10th Circ. To Review Utah Ban
• Texas Justices Order Appraisal In $40M Flood Damage Dispute
• 6th Circ. Backs Ex-Fed Worker's Long COVID Benefits Denial
• 9th Circ. Says Kidnapping By Deception Counts, Orders Retrial
• Fed. Circ. Debates If Alice Dooms $673M Amazon Patent Loss
• Venezuela Oil Co. Seeks Redo On Rig Seizure Claims
• Feds To Challenge Nix Of Fast-Track Immigration Appeals Rule
• Mich. Panel Says Renewable Energy Siting Order Too Limiting
• Poland Tells DC Circ. Trader Can't Revive Annulled Award
• Disbarred Atty Can't Escape Tax Evasion Case, 2nd Circ. Says
• Texas Atty Cleared Of Claims She Misled Client
• OCC Rules Spur 7th Circ. Remand In Ill. Swipe-Fee Fight
• Minnesota Foster Parents Ask Justices To Revisit ICWA Fight
• TTAB's 'Selective' Approach Spurs Drop In Precedents
• Sports Tech Co. Says Judge Made Own Patent Eligibility Case
• Why Trump's 2nd Global Tariff May Fare Better On Appeal
• Mich. Panel Backs School In Ex-Coach's Race Bias Suit
• Tort Report: Tesla's Legal Exposure Seen As High As $14.5B
• Transpo Tracker: Boeing 737 Max, John Deere Deal
• Fla. Panel Revives Homeowners' Storm Damage Suit
• How 10 Years Of Case Law Have Shaped The DTSA
• Vartabedian Katz Sanctioned Over Atty Privilege Violation
• 3rd Circ. Rejects NJ Man's Bid To Revisit $40M Tax Conviction
• Cop Testimony In Pot Case Wasn't 'Harmless,' Fla. Panel Says
• The Ethics And Practicalities Of Representing AI Agents
• Panel Revives Fight Over Late Burrito Chain Founder's IRA
• Top Atty In DOJ Appeal Over Law Firm Exec Orders To Depart
• 4th Circ. Backs Toss Of Fired Worker's Whistleblower Suit
• Texas Justices Say Nicotine Pouches Taxable As Tobacco
• Fed. Circ. Weighs Timing Concerns In Tariff Exclusion Denials
• NY Appeals Court Orders New Trial In Sex Abuse Case
• Prosecutors Oppose Move To Put Off Goldstein Sentencing
• 11th Circ. Backs Alabama State University In Pay Bias Suit
• Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• DOL Benefits Chief Warns Of 'Bad Faith' Focus On ESG, DEI
• Judiciary Panel Punts AI Rules, Mulls Judges' Survey Results
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Volkswagen Driver's Oil Leak Suit
• Fed. Circ. Judges Stuck On Drug Efficacy's Role In Patents
• Judges Clash On Whether Kelly Urged Order Disobedience
• Trump Campaign Exits Sex Assault Suit, Manager Appeals
• 6th Circ. Tosses Ohio's Out-Of-State Wine Limits
• NC Panel Rules Prior Verdict Bars Hospital Negligence Case
• 9th Circ. Backs Lead Choice In Super Micro Investor Fraud Suit
• 'If It Quacks': Judge Hints Kalshi's Biz Is Sports Gambling
• 4th Circ. Questions Class Cert. Ruling In Boeing Investor Case
• La. Says Mailed Abortion Pills Harm State Budget, Sovereignty
• Judge, In 'Difficult Position,' OKs Rare Patent Defense
• $495M Win Upheld In Abbott Baby Formula Bellwether Trial
• Pentagon Defends Anthropic Security Risk Label At DC Circ.
• Colo. Panel Says Insurance Affidavit Didn't Make Marriage
• 'Miscarriage Of Justice' Wipes Out $2.5M Injury Verdict
• Nielsen Tells 2nd Circ. To Upend Cumulus' Data-Tying Order
• Delta Pilots Ask Full 11th Circ. To Rehear Leave Bias Suit
• Womble Bond Atty's 'Draconian' Penalty Gives 4th Circ. Pause
• Colo. Panel Says No Resentencing For Habitual Criminal
• NJ Justices Bar PI Damages For 'Collectible' Future Med Bills
• NY Med Records Enough For Cancer Suit, Fla. Justices Told
• 9th Circ.'s Silence Prolongs Uncertainty On Cemex Framework
• Mass. Court Nixes Plea Over Bad Immigration Warning
• DOL Can Argue With Honeywell, Siemens In 401(k) Appeals
• 1st Circ. Chilly On Challenge To DHS Records Policy
• 11th Circ. Deepens Split On DHS' No-Bond Detention
• Arguments Show Justices Vacillating On Geofence Warrants
• NC Judge Tosses Atty's Suit Against State Bar Panel Member
• Surveying The CFTC Campaign To Control Prediction Markets
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. Verizon Can't Appeal Ax Of IPR Win
• Agency Improperly Restrained In Duty Review, Fed. Circ. Told
• Ex‑Novartis Atty Wins Revival Of Whistleblower Claims
• Toss Of Ex-Shkreli Atty's Deal May Be Error, 2nd Circ. Hints
• New PBGC Amicus Program Offers Input On Important Cases
• Hospital Suspects DOJ Is Forum Shopping For Trans Records
• Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Wants Time For Justices To Review Carroll Verdict
• 8th Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Digital Discrimination Rules
• Pa. Panel Greenlights NJ Transit Injury Suit, Citing Galette
• J&J, Tolmar Settle Patent Case Over Antipsychotic Drug
• Calif. Tribe Can't Get ATF's Cigarette Sales Decision Tossed
• Know 'The Record Below': Appellate Pros Talk Argument Prep
• Colo. Appeals Court Mulls POA's Authority On Arbitration
• Roberts Says High Court's Job Is To Make Unpopular Rulings
• Texas Panel Weighs Highland Sanctions After $1B Judgment
• NC Court No Place For Smoothie-Shop Stroke Suit, Panel Says
• 4th Circ. Says 'Solvent Traps' Are Silencers Under NFA
• Igloo's Ads 'Uncool' But Not Unlawful, Split 9th Circ. Says
• Battery Patent Award Has Fed. Circ. Perusing Remand Options
• 6th Circ. Says Michigan Man Can't Block Future Charge
• OpenSky Appeal In VLSI Dispute Postponed At Fed. Circ.
• 'You're In The Weeds!' Fed. Circ. Grapples With Gun IP Decision
• Ga. Panel Won't Overturn Verdict In HOA Pool Dispute
• NC Insurance Dept. Properly Revoked Appraiser's License
• Full 11th Circ. Denies Medical Act Remedy In Discharge Suit
• Unauthorized Immigrant Can Face Gun Charge, 1st Circ. Says
• Police Union Group Gets Ch. 11 OK To Pursue Fla. Appeal
• NJ Panel Frees Homeowner From 'Forced Arbitration' Contract
• Mass. Justices Uphold Jailing Despite Incompetency Finding
• Judge Won't Certify Minn. Fraud Question In Cancer Drug MDL
• 10th Circ. Orders Class Cert. In Kansas Gas Royalty Fight
• Documenting Business Purpose After IRS' 10th Circ. Win
• Why White Collar Juries Resist 'Honest Mistake' Defenses
• Mich. Justices Weigh If House Must Send Stalled Bills To Gov.
• High Court Rejects Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Ruling
• High Court's Cox Ruling Leaves ISP Copyright Rules Intact
• Calif. Justices Seem Divided On Gilead HIV Negligence Claim
• 10th Circ. To Revisit Proving Native Status In Sex Abuse Cases
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Hospital Workers' Vaccine Bias Suit
• ACLU Seeks Full DC Circ. Review Of CECOT Contempt Halt
• Banks Face Cloudy Rate Horizons As Opt-Outs Spread
• 4th Circ. Appears Unpersuaded By $22M Tax Fraud Appeal
• Chubb Units Must Cover Environmental Contamination Claim
• 4th Circ. Frees Noncitizen From Deportation, Faulting Judges
• Fed. Circ. Backs Atty Fees In Bicycle Design Patent Case
• Asbestos Trusts Fight Data Preservation Suit In Delaware
• DC Circ. Fast-Tracks DOT Immigrant Truck Driver Rule Review
• Justices Asked To Review 'More Than An Athlete' TM Fight
• Pa. 'Cruel Punishments' Ruling Sets Up Sentence Challenges
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-DHS Officer's Disability Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms DraftKings' PTAB Loss Wasn't 'Clerical Error'
• Mass. Justices Debate Rent Control Religious Carveout
• Mass. Justices Push For An End To AG-Auditor Deadlock
• 'Varsity Blues' Coach 'Not Close' In New Trial Bid, Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Panel Split On Due Process For Ill. ICE Detainees
• DC Circ. Judge Jabs Pharma Atty For 10 Minutes In Price Fight
• Sanofi Unit Gets Backup In Fed. Circ. Double Patenting Appeal
• Ga. Panel Seems Chilly To Adjusting Liability For Assault
• Feds Urge DC Circ. To Undo Iraqi, Afghan Visa Class Cert.
• Worker Fights 2nd Circ.'s Toss Of Teamsters Fund ERISA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Doubts It Can Hear T-Mobile Settlement Scuffle
• ERISA Recap: 5 Litigation Developments From April
• Apple Urges Full Fed. Circ. To Undo Original Watch Import Ban
• Wash. Panel Revives GLP-1 Health Plan Coverage Fight
• Ga. Justices Sanction Asst. DA For AI Errors In Murder Case
• Calif. Panel Won't Undo $3M SoCal Edison Verdict
• 9th Circ. Renews Biz Nuisance Claim Over Seattle BLM Protest
• FCC Asks DC Circ. To End Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenges
• 1st Circ. Sees Role As Limited In Trans Passport Fight
• 7th Circ. Backs Dropbox's Warrantless Search For Child Porn
• 11th Circ. Revives Annie Leibovitz 'Star Wars' Photo IP Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Says NY Escrow Interest Law Is Preempted, Again
• 11th Circ. Upholds Sentences In Medical Device Fraud Case
• Charter Asked To Pay Overdue Royalties After 5th Circ. Loss
• Whistleblower Says SEC Rule Shift Cost Him Bounty
• Texas Appeals Court Wary Of Reviving Trustee's $100M Claim
• DC Circ. Says SEC Whistleblower Denial Doesn't Pass Muster
• Hockey Players Urge 9th Circ. To Revive U.S. Antitrust Claims
• EPA Says Clean Water Act Doesn't Impose PFAS Sludge Curbs
• 4th Circ. Backs Raytheon In Ex-Workers' Vaccine Bias Case
• Pa. High Court Says DUI Cases Face No Special Malice Test
• Wash. Panel Upholds Seizure-Prone Driver's Crash Conviction
• 4th Circ. Unsure Wells Fargo Denied Ex-Worker's WFH Request
• 4th Circ. Says USPTO Doesn't Have To Cough Up PTAB Docs
• 5th Circ. Revives Claims Over Cops' Return To Wrong Home
• Wash. Justices Say Millionaire Tax Shielded From Referendum
• Ga. Panel Weighs Evidence Rules In Parents' Bid For New Trial
• 6th Circ. Affirms Immunity For Cops In Fatal Shooting
• 9th Circ. Upholds Chip Injunction In Google Contract Case
• 4th Circ. Judge 'Uneasy' With Anheuser-Busch OT Class
• A Core Weakness In The Challenge To Birthright Citizenship
• 1st Circ. Ruling Offers Post-Muldrow Tips For Handling PIPs
• 3rd Circ. Backs Arbitration For Pilot's Military Bias Case
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Ga. Teacher's Disability Bias Suit
• Building Codes Ruling May Inform AI Copyright Arguments
• Wis. Village Urges 7th Circ. To Void Oneida Tribal Trust Order
• Alcoa, Retirees Reach Deal In 7th Circ. Life Insurance Fight
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Google In Mobile Device Patent Suit
• Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation
• High Court Clarity On Subpoenas Creates Murky Path For AGs
• BIA Says Mexican National Failed To Show Future Torture Risk
• 10th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Student's Mask Mandate Suit
• Apple Asks High Court To Pause Epic Games App Store Order
• 2nd Circ. Raises Concern Over Challenge To NY US Atty's DQ
• Nexstar Tells Justices DirecTV Fee Case Creates Circuit Split
• OkCaller Tells 11th Circ. Its Google Suit Wasn't 'Incoherent'
• 6th Circ. Sets Standard For NLRB Injunctions In Hospital Case
• FTC Swears Off Media Matters' Boycott Probe, Forever
• Calif. Tribes Back Stay In Kalshi Case Before 9th Circ. Rules
• OCC Pushes Back On Ex-Rabobank Officer's $4M Fee Bid
• Gas Stations Bound To Visa Swipe Fee Deal, 2nd Circ. Says
• Colo. Justices Back Discovery Copies For Indigent Defendants
• Colo. Justices Back Water Entity's Eminent Domain Rights
• 6th Circ. Nixes Ex-FBI Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• Justices Skip Wait To Remand Louisiana Election Map Case
• Mich. Justices To Hear Best Buy Arbitration Dispute Case
• 10th Circ. Upholds CBP Officer's Conviction Sans Video
• Split 7th Circ. Refuses To Revive Kohl's Consumer Arbitration
• Md. Hospital Had Duty To Warn Of Patient's Violent Statements
• Mass. Justices Uneasy Over Judge's Handling Of ICE Incident
• Justices Urged Not To Take Up Macy's Thryv Challenge
• Orrick Partner Jumps To Pillsbury IP Team In LA
• Mass. Justices Hint Tax Cut Measure Summary Is Confusing
• Conn. Justices Scoff At Shooter's Self-Defense Claim
• Noncitizens Sue Texas Over Arrest Law After 5th Circ. Ruling
• 1st Circ. Skeptical Of Challenge To CDC Puppy Import Ban
• Kalshi 'Swimming Upstream' In Appeal, Mass. Justices Say
• Enviro Ruling And A New Law Signal Shift In La. Legacy Cases
• 4th Circ. Says Abortion Protester Doesn't Deserve Jury Trial
• 2nd Circ. Bars Out-Of-State Drivers In Bimbo Bakeries OT Suit
• 2 AI Snafus Show Why Attys Can't Outsource Judgment
• DOJ Seeks To Freeze Jan. 6 Civil Suits Against Trump
• 1st Circ. Hints Justices May Settle Immigrant Bond Fight
• Assessing The 9th Circ.'s Recent Stock Drop Dismissal Trend
• Fed. Circ. Won't Restore Poultry Treatment Patent Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Won't Review Dismissal Of Inmate's 'Malicious' Suit
• Supreme Court Halts Abortion Drug Telehealth Ruling
• Justices Won't Hear Anti-Vaxxer Medical Board Suit
• Justices Rebuff BNSF Bid To Curb Post-Mallory Forum Shopping
• NJ Court Says Gun Law Doesn't Justify Firing Cops Over Pot
• Pharma Aims Torpedo At FCA After Bombshell 9th Circ. Ruling
• 9th Circ. Backs Tesla In Challenge To Race Bias Arbitration
• Ill. Court Halts Bid To ID YouTube User Over Hockey Video
• Media Matters Says Justices' New Ruling Secures Its FTC Win
• Fla. Jury Hears Menthol Smoker Succumbed To Addiction
• Texas High Court Revives Delta-8 THC Restrictions
• Boeing, DOJ Say No Need For Full 5th Circ. Review Of NPA
• FTC, DOJ Say ABA Reliance Limits Law School Competition
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Remand Fed-Blocked Mortgage Program
• EV Battery Plant Fight Belongs In Arbitration, Ga. Panel Says
• Pa. AG Has No Place In Grid Project Fight, High Court Told
• Legal Meth Does Not Exist, 7th Circ. Says
• 1st Circ. Lets NH Emissions Program End During Appeal
• 5th Circ. Pauses Mail-Order Access To Abortion Pills
• Fla. Panel Orders Resentencing Over Counsel Offer Error
• Calif. Case Raises Questions For Medical Practice Investors
• 5 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In May
• Split 4th Circ. Says 'Abandoned' Backpack Can Be Searched
• 11th Circ. Backs NLRB In Row Over Plant Guards' Status
• DOJ Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Children's Hospital Subpoena
• How Paul Clement Does It All
• Pizzeria Urges 6th Circ. To Strike Fed's Debit Swipe-Fee Cap
• Texas Plastics Co. Seeks To Nix Full Captive Rules In 5th Circ.
• Texas Panel Finds No Shield For Paralegal From Stalking Suit
• NY Court Nixes Assault Plea Over Unsuppressed Statements
• Ex-Bondi Adviser Tapped As Fraud Task Force's Chief Lawyer
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Loomer, Patel, Carroll