6th Circuit Case Commentaries

Coordinated Drug Delivery Supports Conspiracy Liability, and Customer-Reassuring Statements May Further the Conspiracy

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Coordinated Drug Delivery Supports Conspiracy Liability, and Customer-Reassuring Statements May Further the Conspiracy Case: United States v. Grady Chandler Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Firearm Enhancement May Apply Without a Drug Transaction at Arrest When the Evidence Establishes a Trafficking Nexus

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Firearm Enhancement May Apply Without a Drug Transaction at Arrest When the Evidence Establishes a Trafficking Nexus Case: United States v. Lee Logan Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Reasonable Suspicion Before a Visible Weapon: Context and Concealment Cues Can Justify a Firearm-Related Stop

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Reasonable Suspicion Before a Visible Weapon: Context and Concealment Cues Can Justify a Firearm-Related Stop Case: United States v. Car'Don Omoefe Ozomaro Court: United States Court of Appeals for...

Unchallenged Sex-Offense Enhancement Renders Alleged Guidelines Calculation Errors Harmless

Date: Oct 24, 2026

Unchallenged Sex-Offense Enhancement Renders Alleged Guidelines Calculation Errors Harmless Case: United States v. David Greulich Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Decision...

Prior Personal-Injury and Consortium Judgments Do Not Preclude a Later-Accruing Ohio Wrongful-Death Claim Under the FTCA

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Prior Personal-Injury and Consortium Judgments Do Not Preclude a Later-Accruing Ohio Wrongful-Death Claim Under the FTCA Beverly Mowry v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Isolated Rebukes and Speculative Fears Do Not Establish § 1981 Retaliation or Constructive Discharge

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Isolated Rebukes and Speculative Fears Do Not Establish § 1981 Retaliation or Constructive Discharge Case: Cheryl Burton v. Centre College of Ky. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Michigan’s Third-Party-Crime Rule Bars Fitting-Room Design Claims Based on Criminal Voyeurism

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Michigan’s Third-Party-Crime Rule Bars Fitting-Room Design Claims Based on Criminal Voyeurism Case: Dannica Alling v. Target Corp., No. 26-1192 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

ERISA Death Benefits: Reasonable Proof-of-Loss Requirements Support Denial of Prejudgment Interest

Date: Oct 23, 2026

ERISA Death Benefits: Reasonable Proof-of-Loss Requirements Support Denial of Prejudgment Interest Case: Robert Williamson, Jr. v. Ana Lunar, No. 25-5790 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...

Group-Chat Participation Alone Does Not Create Fourth Amendment Rights in Another User’s Account

Date: Oct 23, 2026

Group-Chat Participation Alone Does Not Create Fourth Amendment Rights in Another User’s Account Commentary on United States v. Nasir Lewis United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No....

An Unchallenged Good-Faith Ruling Independently Sustains Denial of Suppression

Date: Oct 22, 2026

An Unchallenged Good-Faith Ruling Independently Sustains Denial of Suppression Commentary on United States v. Antonio Darnel Reed United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case No....

A Reasonable Opportunity, Not an Automatic Hearing: As-Applied Challenges to Felon Disarmament

Date: Oct 22, 2026

A Reasonable Opportunity, Not an Automatic Hearing: As-Applied Challenges to Felon Disarmament United States v. Tyshawn McCutchen United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-3887...

Asylum and Administrative Closure: Independent Eligibility Defects and Speculative Waiver Prospects Sustain Denial

Date: Oct 22, 2026

Asylum and Administrative Closure: Independent Eligibility Defects and Speculative Waiver Prospects Sustain Denial Case: Claudivian Gomes-Batista v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals...

The Same Misconduct May Support Separate Upward Variances for a New Offense and Supervised-Release Revocation

Date: Oct 22, 2026

The Same Misconduct May Support Separate Upward Variances for a New Offense and Supervised-Release Revocation Case: United States v. Deangelo Smith, No. 26-3068 Court: United States Court of Appeals...

Cumulative Credibility Defects and Nigerian Citizenship by Descent in Immigration Proceedings

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Cumulative Credibility Defects and Nigerian Citizenship by Descent in Immigration Proceedings Case: Frank Joel Achu Tsi v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...

An Obvious Medical Need Requires No Separate Showing of Grossly Inadequate Care

Date: Oct 21, 2026

An Obvious Medical Need Requires No Separate Showing of Grossly Inadequate Care Persistent ineffective treatment and the limits of summary judgment in prison medical-care litigation Case: Joshua...

Affirmative Sentencing Choices Waive Appellate Challenges, and Counterfeit-Drug Loss May Include Buyers’ Full Payments

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Affirmative Sentencing Choices Waive Appellate Challenges, and Counterfeit-Drug Loss May Include Buyers’ Full Payments Case: United States v. Michael Basalyga, consolidated with the appeal of Reina...

Affirmative Waiver Limits Sentencing Appeals; Counterfeit-Drug Loss Can Include Buyers’ Full Payments

Date: Oct 21, 2026

Affirmative Waiver Limits Sentencing Appeals; Counterfeit-Drug Loss Can Include Buyers’ Full Payments Case: United States v. Reina Chirinos de Urena, consolidated with Michael Basalyga’s appeal, Nos....

The 2025 Sentencing Guidelines Preserve Fact-Specific Mitigation and Limits on Substantial-Assistance Appeals

Date: Oct 21, 2026

The 2025 Sentencing Guidelines Preserve Fact-Specific Mitigation and Limits on Substantial-Assistance Appeals Case: United States v. Richard Hunt Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

Shared Access Can Authorize Third-Party Consent to a Cell-Phone Search Despite Another Person’s Ownership

Date: Oct 18, 2026

Shared Access Can Authorize Third-Party Consent to a Cell-Phone Search Despite Another Person’s Ownership Commentary on United States v. Antoine Cook United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...

A Single Feasible Alternative May Satisfy NEPA: Sixth Circuit Stays Vacatur of TVA’s Kingston Plant Approval

Date: Oct 17, 2026

A Single Feasible Alternative May Satisfy NEPA: Sixth Circuit Stays Vacatur of TVA’s Kingston Plant Approval Case: Appalachian Voices v. TVA, No. 26-5836 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...