Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was established in 1891 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The court has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
- Eastern District of Kentucky
- Western District of Kentucky
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Western District of Michigan
- Northern District of Ohio
- Southern District of Ohio
- Eastern District of Tennessee
- Middle District of Tennessee
- Western District of Tennessee
President William Howard Taft was once a sitting judge on the court, the only person to have also held the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and President of the United States.
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Recent Decisions From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Date: June 18, 2025
Docket Number: 24-3631
Justia Opinion Summary: Elfido Gonzalez Castillo, a native and citizen of Mexico, illegally entered the United States in 1981 and became a lawful permanent resident in 1989. In 2009, he applied for naturalization but failed to disclose a recent…
Date: June 18, 2025
Docket Number: 24-5784
Justia Opinion Summary: Daniel Lockridge, a decorated combat Marine, was involved in methamphetamine trafficking after returning to the U.S. in 2009. He initially used methamphetamine to manage his PTSD and later began selling it, eventually…
Date: June 17, 2025
Docket Number: 24-5514
Justia Opinion Summary: A fifty-nine-year-old General Manager (GM) at a Chili’s restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, was terminated and replaced by a thirty-three-year-old with no managerial experience. The employer, Brinker International, Inc.,…
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