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 Michael Washington v. City of Cincinnati, OH, et al., a civil rights appeal. The opinion was released on August 13, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of a civil rights claim against municipal defendants, a long-settled exercise of federal judicial power.