Richmond, VA
January 27–30, 2026
January 27, 2026
United States v. Monte Straite
Whether attempted armed bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d), categorically qualifies as a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(3).
United States ex rel. Liesa Kyer v. Thomas Health System, Inc.
Whether district court erred in dismissing relator's complaint alleging False Claims Act violations, denying leave to amend.
C.D. v. Arlington School Board
Whether school board committed procedural or substantive violations of IDEA, depriving student of free appropriate public education.
Mcardle Family Partnership v. Antero Resources Corporation
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on breach of contract claim.
Kerron Andrews v. Baltimore City Police Dept.
Challenge to district court's determination that police search using a cell site simulator to locate appellant was constitutional under Fourth Amendment; other issues.
Affachao Samey v. Grace Aguegue
Whether district court erred in declining to order child's return to France under the Hague Convention and the International Child Abduction Remedies Act.
Josselyn Rodriguez-Solis v. Pamela Bondi
Whether, in denying Petitioner's motion for a continuance to seek new counsel, the immigration court violated Petitioner's due process rights; other issues.
Jimmori Robinson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
Whether district court erred in enjoining NCAA from enforcing its Five-Year Rule as to appellees for the 2025-26 season.
Robert Whittaker, III v. Howard County, Maryland
Propriety of district court's summary judgment grant to employer on Plaintiff's ADEA claim challenging his termination from fire and rescue service training academy.
Mark Lee v. West Virginia University Medical Corporation
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment to defendant employer on age discrimination and retaliation claims; related issues.
Gary Tederick v. Loancare, LLC
Whether district court erred granting summary judgment for lender on claims alleging violations of West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection Act.
Ruben Palazzo v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC
Whether debtor plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment on automatic stay claims, debt collection claims, and affirmative defenses; other issues.
Joshua Barricks v. James Wright
Whether district court erred in denying qualified immunity related to deputy's use of force during arrest.
Krystle Perry v. Stacy Marteney
Whether district court erred finding statute setting forth mandatory vaccination requirements for school attendance unconstitutional as applied to plaintiffs.
January 28, 2026
Erin Osmon v. United States of America
Whether district court erred in entering judgment in favor of defendant on battery claims related to TSA pat-down.
Michael Kalos v. Cedar Fair Southwest, Inc.
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of amusement park on claims related to injuries sustained by contractor inspecting ride.
United States v. Marcus Taylor
Whether procedural default for insufficiency claims should be excused and whether district court should have held evidentiary hearing on ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
Bloosurf, LLC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Whether district court erred in dismissing claims alleging interference with plaintiff's wireless network and business relationships.
Rhino Energy, LLC v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Anita Baldwin v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Tony Daugherty v. Dennis Dingus
Whether extrinsic information was improperly brought to the jurors' attention, thereby denying Petitioner an impartial jury.
United States v. Jerone Holman
Whether court erred in establishing base offense level under § 2K2.1(a)(3) because offense involved semiautomatic firearm capable of accepting large capacity magazine; other issues.
Poppleton Now Community Association, Inc. v. La Cite Development, LLC
Whether district court erred in dismissing takings, equal protection, due process, and other claims related to Baltimore land development.
Sunday Egahi v. Pamela Bondi
Whether district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to consider alleged violations of Administrative Procedures Act related to I-360 VAWA self-petition.
Trudy Grant v. Howard Knapp
Whether South Carolina law limiting absentee voting by individuals under 65 years of age violates the Fourteenth or Twenty-Sixth Amendment.
Brandy Calhoun v. Commissioner of Social Security
Whether the ALJ's residual functional capacity assessment is adequately explained and supported by substantial evidence; other issues.
Estate of Katherine Monica Vickers v. United States
Brittany Ruffin v. Kevin Davis
Whether district court erred in denying qualified immunity to officer on § 1983 claims related to shooting death of plaintiff's decedent.
United States v. Robert Boyd
Whether district court erred in revoking conditional discharge of "sexually dangerous person" under 18 U.S.C. § 4248(f).
United States v. Kenyada Jaqu
Whether district court abused its discretion in denying Appellant's motion to represent himself at sentencing.
Shannon Mullen v. Town of Sunset Beach
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of defendant town on § 1983 claims related to sexual assault by police officer.
January 29, 2026
United States v. Earl Griffin, Jr.
Whether Brown v. United States, 602 U.S. 101 (2024), forecloses Appellant's Armed Career Criminal Act challenge; whether Government waived reliance on Brown; other issues.
Steves and Sons, Inc. v. Jeld-Wen, Inc.
Challenge to district court's orders declining to modify its prior divestiture orders due to changed circumstances.
Trokon Diahn v. Pamela Bondi
Whether Board properly denied waiver of inadmissibility, asylum, protection under CAT, withholding of removal, and motion to reopen; venue; other issues.
Jeremy Skidmore v. Michael Schinke
Whether district court erred in denying motion to remand to state court.
Lai Lau v. Bin Ke
Whether court erred in allowing deliberation on breach of contract claim that was materially different than claim set forth in counseled complaint; other issues.
Vapor Technology Association v. McKinley Wooten, Jr.
Whether North Carolina statute regulating sales and distribution of electronic nicotine delivery systems products is impliedly preempted by 21 USC § 337(a).
Goldman Sachs Bank USA v. Rhea Brown
Whether bankruptcy court erred in denying bank's motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings related to allegations that the bank violated Bankruptcy Code's automatic stay.
Bridget Beckford v. Elevance Health, Inc.
Whether district court erred in granting summary judgment to employer on discrimination and retaliation claims.
Alyse Sanchez v. Kristi Noem
Whether detention and removal of Petitioners at conclusion of Form I-130 interviews violates the Due Process Clause or provisional unlawful presence waiver regulations.
Benjamin Diaz v. Pamela Bondi
Whether IJ and BIA erred in holding petitioner admitted essential elements of controlled substance offense, rendering him ineligible for cancellation of removal; other issues.
Keith Reilly v. United States Department of Labor
Whether MSPB erred in denying petitioner's claims of whistleblower retaliation.
Fairfax County School Board v. Linda McMahon
Whether district court lacked jurisdiction to consider school district's claims under the APA, challenging agency's Title IX status determination.
Covington Specialty Insurance Company v. Omega Restaurant & Bar, LLC
Whether district court erred in ruling insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify nightclub for underlying action; whether appeal is moot; other issues.
Cin Dale 3 v. Peoples Bank Corp.
Whether plaintiffs sufficiently pled the unlawful conversion of funds from partnership accounts to survive Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss.
Warner Guevara Martinez v. Pamela Bondi
Propriety of agency's ruling that Petitioner's misdemeanor conviction under § 18.2-57.2, Va. Code Ann., qualifies as a "particularly serious crime"; other issues.
Kelly Milligan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Whether Merrill Lynch's WealthChoice Contingent Award Plan is an "employee pension benefit plan" under 29 U.S.C. § 1002(2)(A)(ii); related issues.
January 30, 2026
United States v. Colby Joyner
Whether false statements were made knowingly and were material; sufficiency of evidence for health care fraud and false statement offenses; other issues.
Cedar Coal Company v. Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
United States v. Charles Wable
Whether district court plainly erred in classifying Wable's prior West Virginia conviction as a controlled substance offense under the Sentencing Guidelines; other issues.
United States v. Gary Hodges
Whether the term "minor" under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2G1.3(b)(5) is ambiguous, allowing court to consult the Guidelines' commentary.
United States v. Zerion Franklin
Whether the district court erred by applying a two-level firearm enhancement pursuant to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2B1.1(b)(16) (2024); other issues.
United States v. Milton Allen
Whether the district court erroneously found that the inevitable discovery doctrine did not apply in granting Appellant's motion to suppress.
United States v. Raquan Scott
Whether Virginia's offense for using a firearm while committing a felony, Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-53.1, is a crime of violence under the Guidelines.
United States v. Dennis Hernandez
Whether removal operations after final removal order qualify as a "pending proceeding" that "is being had before" an agency; other issues.
Oscar Perdomo Ulloa v. Pamela Bondi
Whether Class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia is crime for which a sentence of one year or longer may be imposed, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(i)(II).
United States v. Andre Williamson
Whether denial of motion for new trial based on juror misconduct was abuse of discretion given juror's misleading statements during voir dire.