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Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 2026)

This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during July of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summ...

Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (June 2026)

This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during June of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summ...

Fourth Circuit Issues Nonprecedential Disposition in Appeal No. 25-7002

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit filed a nonprecedential opinion in No. 25-7002 on August 31, 2026. Because the disposition is expressly nonprecedential, its practi...

Fourth Circuit Issues Nonprecedential Disposition in Appeal No. 25-7002

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit filed a nonprecedential opinion in No. 25-7002 on August 31, 2026. Because the disposition is expressly nonprecedential, its practi...

Fourth Circuit upholds order protecting houses of worship from ICE

A Trump administration policy that gives immigration officers free rein to carry out enforcement actions at or near the houses of worship was blocked again today by the U.S. Court...

4th Circuit weighs in on FMLA interference claim

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on qualified immunity in an FMLA interference claim involving an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Virginia. The post 4th Circuit wei...

Fourth Circuit Issues Nonprecedential Disposition in Appeal No. 25-4369

The Fourth Circuit’s August 12, 2026 disposition in Nonprecedential Opinion, No. 25-4369, appears to be a routine unpublished appellate ruling, but it still offers a useful reminde...

Fourth Circuit Issues Nonprecedential Disposition in Appeal No. 25-4369

The Fourth Circuit’s August 12, 2026 disposition in Nonprecedential Opinion, No. 25-4369, appears to be a routine unpublished appellate ruling, but it still offers a useful reminde...

Fourth Circuit Nonprecedential Opinion Signals Limits of Appellate Reach

The Fourth Circuit’s September 1, 2026 disposition in Nonprecedential Opinion, No. 26-4129, is designated nonprecedential, which immediately matters for how lawyers should read and...

Fourth Circuit Nonprecedential Opinion Signals Limits of Appellate Reach

The Fourth Circuit’s September 1, 2026 disposition in Nonprecedential Opinion, No. 26-4129, is designated nonprecedential, which immediately matters for how lawyers should read and...

Fourth Circuit rejects Trump administration’s bid to re-detain pro-Palestinian Georgetown scholar

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to re-detain Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri in Virginia. The post Fourth Circuit rejects...

Immigration – Immigration judge wrongly denied petitioner opportunity to present argument

Where the immigration judge gave the petitioner no reasonable opportunity to present evidence or argument on her claim for cancellation as it pertained to third country removal, it...

4th Circuit revives ADA failure-to-accommodate claim

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a former employee’s failure-to-accommodate claim, finding that a jury could conclude that the employer should have considered reas...

In Win for Gilead, Fourth Circuit Affirms Injunction Blocking Drug Importation Scheme

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction in a decision on August 13 barring Meritain Health, Inc., ProAct, Inc., Rx Valet, LLC, Advanced P...

US appeals court affirms injunction blocking immigration enforcement at houses of worship

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from conducting immigration enforcemen...

4th Circ. Won't Undo Block Of Gilead-Branded Drug Imports

The Fourth Circuit on Thursday refused to undo a lower court's order in a trademark suit that blocked a vendor, used by health plans to cut medication costs, from importing Gilead-...

Late Arrival- Fourth Circuit Remands After Mootness Raised for First Time on Appeal

Fifth Circuit Issues Nonprecedential Disposition in No. 25-30076

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit filed a nonprecedential opinion on July 7, 2026, in docket number 25-30076. Because the disposition is expressly nonprecedential, it...

Fifth Circuit Issues Nonprecedential Disposition in No. 25-30076

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit filed a nonprecedential opinion on July 7, 2026, in docket number 25-30076. Because the disposition is expressly nonprecedential, it...

Criminal – Former chief of police convicted of sex trafficking of a minor

Where the defendant argued his attorney’s representation posed an unwaivable conflict, but his motion for a new trial was filed too late, and he repeatedly consented to the attorne...

Second Circuit Affirms District Court in Docket No. 25-1162, Signaling a Fact-Bound Ruling

In a brief opinion filed August 3, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment in docket No. 25-1162. Based on the docket entry pr...

Second Circuit Affirms District Court in Docket No. 25-1162, Signaling a Fact-Bound Ruling

In a brief opinion filed August 3, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment in docket No. 25-1162. Based on the docket entry pr...

Altria Tells 4th Circ. ITC Patent Cases Are Unconstitutional

The U.S. International Trade Commission cannot constitutionally resolve a private patent dispute or bar the importation and domestic sales of an infringing party, Altria told the F...

Fourth Circuit Vacates Wage-and-Hour Class Certification Due to Existence of Individualized Inquiries Despite Uniform Po...