Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 12, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Brian Pfalzgraf v. Rusk County, Wisconsin, et al., docketed as No. 25-2129 and classified as a civil rights matter. The decision was issued on August 12, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of civil rights claims against local government officials, a long-settled exercise of federal judicial power.