Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 11, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision in Brittany Byrd v. William Tapley, docketed as a civil rights matter. The decision was entered on August 11, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of a civil rights claim, a repeatedly exercised and well-settled function of the federal courts.