Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: June 24, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision on June 24, 2026 in USA v. Jocelyn Benson, et al, an appeal docketed under the nature-of-suit category 'Voting.' The suit was brought by the United States against Michigan's Secretary of State and other defendants.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of a federal voting-law enforcement suit against state election officials, a long-settled exercise of judicial power.