Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 13, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision in Cornelius Phelps v. City of Saginaw, MI, et al., a case docketed as a civil rights matter. The opinion was issued on August 13, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Federal appellate court exercising routine Article III review of civil rights claims against a municipality, a settled and repeatedly exercised judicial function.