Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 14, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision in American Freedom Law Center v. Dana Nessel, et al., docketed as No. 25-1684. The case is categorized as a civil rights matter brought against Michigan's attorney general and other defendants.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of a civil rights claim against state officials, a long-settled exercise of federal judicial power.