Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 21, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in David Rudometkin v. Daniel Driscoll, a civil rights case naming the Secretary of the Army as defendant. The decision was issued August 21, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Federal appellate court exercising ordinary Article III review of a civil rights claim against a federal officer; routine, settled jurisdiction.