Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 11, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a decision in Ortiz y Pino v. Oliver, docketed as No. 25-2016. The case is categorized as a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute, with a New Mexico state official named as a party.
Constitutional basis: Federal appellate court exercising ordinary Article III review of a state statute's constitutionality, a long-settled judicial function.