Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 24, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision in Christopher Jackson v. Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, docketed as No. 25-12390 and categorized as a civil rights matter. The appeal concerns claims brought against a federal Department of Veterans Affairs facility.
Constitutional basis: Eleventh Circuit exercising ordinary Article III appellate jurisdiction over a civil rights claim, a routine and long-settled judicial function.