Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 17, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision in Batista Reyes v. Paul, docketed as No. 23-461 and categorized as a civil rights matter. The opinion was issued August 17, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Federal appellate court exercising ordinary Article III appellate review of a civil rights judgment, a routine and long-settled judicial function.