Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 12, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision in Scott Phillips v. Archdiocese Newark, et al., docketed as No. 24-2929 and classified as a civil rights matter. The decision was issued August 12, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Article III appellate court resolving a civil rights appeal through ordinary panel review, a routine and long-settled exercise of appellate jurisdiction.