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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

United States v. York — Sixth Circuit upheld a below-guidelines child-pornography sentence

/ September 14, 2026

Case United States of America v. Chance York Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Sutton, Chief

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United States v. Croom — Sixth Circuit upheld a 24-month supervised-release revocation sentence

/ September 11, 2026

Case United States of America v. Steve Croom, Jr. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Sutton,

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United States v. Stafford — Sixth Circuit upheld enticement conviction but vacated interstate-travel convictions

/ September 11, 2026

Case United States of America v. Todd Allen Stafford Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Karen

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Lackey v. Hurley — Sixth Circuit upheld qualified immunity for officers sued over a vacated conviction

/ September 9, 2026

Case Kevin Lackey v. L.T. Hurley, Roslyn Beard, Willie Smith, and Joseph Burton Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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United States v. Boyd — Sixth Circuit vacated sentencing enhancements tied to the victim’s suicide and ordered resentencing

/ September 2, 2026

Case United States of America v. Glenn Daeward Boyd Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Clay;

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United States v. Hilton — Sixth Circuit revived Amendment 821 sentence-reduction bid

/ September 1, 2026

Case United States of America v. Brandy D. Hilton Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Ronald

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United States v. Hoffpowier — Sixth Circuit upheld the vehicle search and denial of suppression

/ August 28, 2026

Case United States of America v. Michael C. Hoffpowier Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge SILER;

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United States v. Boylston — Sixth Circuit affirmed racketeering and murder convictions arising from a Mongols Motorcycle Club prosecution

/ August 27, 2026

Case United States of America v. William Boylston Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge McKeague; Larsen;

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United States v. Clay — Sixth Circuit upheld firearm-sentencing enhancements and a consecutive sentence

/ August 19, 2026

Case United States of America v. Frank Clay, Jr. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge McKEAGUE;

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United States v. Neal — Sixth Circuit upheld use of two sexual assaults to calculate the enticement sentence

/ August 19, 2026

Case United States of America v. Steven Randall Neal Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Stranch;

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West v. United States — affirmed denial of relief from an unconstitutional life sentence because the habeas claim was time-barred

/ August 14, 2026

Case Roy Christopher West v. United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge SUTTON

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United States v. Barber — Sixth Circuit upheld drug convictions and a 150-month sentence

/ August 14, 2026

Case United States of America v. Tianna Barber Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge BOGGS (Ronald

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Liles v. Fisher — Sixth Circuit affirmed denial of habeas relief because counsel’s failure to object caused no prejudice

/ August 6, 2026

Case Demond D. Liles v. V. Michael Fisher, Warden Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Kethledge

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United States v. Benavides — Sixth Circuit affirmed 96-month cocaine-conspiracy sentence

/ August 4, 2026

Case United States of America v. Hugo Oziel Benavides Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge GRIFFIN

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United States v. Starling — Sixth Circuit upheld the firearm conviction and ACCA-enhanced sentence

/ August 3, 2026

Case United States of America v. Joshua Starling Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge SUTTON (George

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United States v. Smith — Sixth Circuit affirms drug trafficking convictions and sentences for two defendants, but remands one defendant’s sentence for recalculation.

/ July 29, 2026

Case UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SARUBA ASANTE SMITH (25-5167); KHARI QUNARLL SMITH (25-5259); CHANEL LASHAE LOGAN (25-5409), Defendants-Appellants.

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Perez-Hernandez — Sixth Circuit denied review of removal and suppression rulings

/ July 28, 2026

Case Socorro Perez-Hernandez v. Todd W. Blanche, Acting U.S. Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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United States v. King — Sixth Circuit Upholds Use of State Convictions for Career-Offender Sentencing

/ July 28, 2026

Case UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CODY DEWAYNE KING, Defendant-Appellant. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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Hemwall v. Douglas — Sixth Circuit affirms dismissal of late habeas petition, finding attorney health issues did not cause delay

/ July 24, 2026

Case Christopher Hemwall v. Adam Douglas Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge THAPAR (Donald Trump, 2017);

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United States v. Williams — Sixth Circuit affirms felon-in-possession conviction and sentence, finding unconditional guilty plea waived most appeal rights

/ July 24, 2026

Case UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RISHAD WILLIAMS, aka Rashad Williams, Defendant-Appellant. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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Murff — Sixth Circuit upheld gang-conspiracy convictions and 235-month sentence

/ July 22, 2026

Case United States of America v. Kevin Fordham, Martin Murff, and Eddie Reid Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the

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United States v. Hernandez — Sixth Circuit affirms search of supervised releasee’s residence based on reasonable suspicion; upholds felon-in-possession statute

/ July 16, 2026

Case United States v. Samuel Arellio Hernandez Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge GRIFFIN (George W.

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United States v. Harrell — Affirmed criminal forfeiture despite district court’s delayed imposition of forfeiture penalty

/ July 2, 2026

Case United States v. Jeremy Wayne Harrell Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge SUTTON (George W.

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United States v. Shelton — Affirmed physician’s conviction for unlawfully prescribing controlled substances with knowledge that prescriptions lacked medical legitimacy

/ July 1, 2026

Case United States v. Bernard W. Shelton Court United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Judge Davis (Joseph