6th Circuit Case Commentaries

Moderate Mental Limitations and Reserved Disability Opinions: Substantial-Evidence Review at Step Three

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Moderate Mental Limitations and Reserved Disability Opinions: Substantial-Evidence Review at Step Three Case: Rebecca Noe v. Social Security Administration, No. 26-5136 Court: United States Court of...

Unauthorized Pro Se Estate Complaints Are Curable, Not Automatic Nullities, Under 28 U.S.C. § 1654

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Unauthorized Pro Se Estate Complaints Are Curable, Not Automatic Nullities, Under 28 U.S.C. § 1654 Case: Estate of Elijah Isham v. Craig Richardson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Full Release of Mortgage Debt Ends the Mortgagee’s Insurable Interest, Even After a Loss

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Full Release of Mortgage Debt Ends the Mortgagee’s Insurable Interest, Even After a Loss Case: Sinmier, LLC v. Everest Indemnity Ins. Co. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...

Class Nonmembership and Unaffected Individual Claims Defeat Post-Settlement Intervention

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Class Nonmembership and Unaffected Individual Claims Defeat Post-Settlement Intervention Case: Wells Fargo COVID Forbearance Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Date: November...

Cancellation of Removal: Hardship Challenges Must Be Developed, and Procedural Errors Must Affect the Outcome

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Cancellation of Removal: Hardship Challenges Must Be Developed, and Procedural Errors Must Affect the Outcome Case: Carlos Galan-Sandoval v. Todd Blanche, No. 25-3999 Court: United States Court of...

College Retaliation and Malicious Prosecution: Causation, Disruption, and Knowing or Reckless Falsity

Date: Oct 31, 2026

College Retaliation and Malicious Prosecution: Causation, Disruption, and Knowing or Reckless Falsity Case: Clifton Murie v. NW Mich. Coll. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...

Reasonable Force Without an Arrest Announcement During a Shots-Fired Investigation

Date: Oct 31, 2026

Reasonable Force Without an Arrest Announcement During a Shots-Fired Investigation Case: Frances Collazo v. Otsego County, Mich. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Date:...

Primary Duties, Not Coding or Credentials, Control the FLSA Computer-Employee Exemption

Date: Oct 31, 2026

Primary Duties, Not Coding or Credentials, Control the FLSA Computer-Employee Exemption Case: Loren Bennink v. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Historical Civil Confinement Supports Firearm Disarmament After an Adjudication of Mental-Illness Dangerousness

Date: Oct 31, 2026

Historical Civil Confinement Supports Firearm Disarmament After an Adjudication of Mental-Illness Dangerousness Case: United States v. Alexander Miguel Laykovich Court: United States Court of Appeals...

Unauthorized Cooperation Interviews Fall Outside Rule 410; Independent Warrants Can Preserve Seized Evidence

Date: Oct 31, 2026

Unauthorized Cooperation Interviews Fall Outside Rule 410; Independent Warrants Can Preserve Seized Evidence Case: United States v. Joshua Fortson, No. 25-3210 Court: United States Court of Appeals...

Sixth Circuit Rejects Standalone Review of Reasonable-Fear Decisions Without a Challenge to a Final Removal Order

Date: Oct 29, 2026

Sixth Circuit Rejects Standalone Review of Reasonable-Fear Decisions Without a Challenge to a Final Removal Order Case: Bayron Jose Castro-Fuentes v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of...

Tailored Prefiling Restrictions Can Satisfy Due Process Without an Evidentiary Hearing

Date: Oct 29, 2026

Tailored Prefiling Restrictions Can Satisfy Due Process Without an Evidentiary Hearing Case: Susan Anne Wasserman v. Robert Beggs, No. 25-3793 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Cancellation of Removal: Age-at-Decision Eligibility, Harmless Error, and the Limits of Hardship Review

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Cancellation of Removal: Age-at-Decision Eligibility, Harmless Error, and the Limits of Hardship Review Case: Miguel Saldana-Yadaicela v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

A Lower Penalty Does Not Cure a Formal Drug-Type Amendment to an Indictment

Date: Oct 28, 2026

A Lower Penalty Does Not Cure a Formal Drug-Type Amendment to an Indictment Commentary on United States v. Tavaryyuan Johnson United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-3691 Decided...

Unchanged Guidelines Ranges and Individualized Findings Can Sustain Statutory-Maximum Sentences

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Unchanged Guidelines Ranges and Individualized Findings Can Sustain Statutory-Maximum Sentences Case: United States v. Jordan Dodd, No. 25-3557 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Probable Cause Does Not Alone Establish Ohio Employee Immunity Against an Abuse-of-Process Claim

Date: Oct 27, 2026

Probable Cause Does Not Alone Establish Ohio Employee Immunity Against an Abuse-of-Process Claim Case: F. Dyann McDowell v. Bd. of Trs. for Perry Twp. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Attorney-of-Record Status Alone Does Not Establish Entitlement to a Full Contingent Fee

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Attorney-of-Record Status Alone Does Not Establish Entitlement to a Full Contingent Fee Case: Ernest Jarrett v. Dominic Archibald, No. 25-2100 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Adverse Credibility Findings Survive Translation-Based Challenges When Other Relevant Inconsistencies Remain

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Adverse Credibility Findings Survive Translation-Based Challenges When Other Relevant Inconsistencies Remain Case: Jecinta Tongka v. Todd Blanche, No. 25-3951 Court: United States Court of Appeals...

Assumed Wiretap Act Error Does Not Require Retrial When Independent Evidence Makes It Harmless

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Assumed Wiretap Act Error Does Not Require Retrial When Independent Evidence Makes It Harmless Case: United States v. Ashley Grayson Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Date:...

Repeated Gunfire Toward an Occupied Vehicle Can Support the Other-Felony Sentencing Enhancement

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Repeated Gunfire Toward an Occupied Vehicle Can Support the Other-Felony Sentencing Enhancement Case: United States v. Dejon Boone Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Date:...