Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Green
Date occurred: August 24, 2026
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision in Ronald Stockton v. John Wetzel, et al., a civil rights matter involving Pennsylvania corrections officials. The opinion was issued on August 24, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Routine Article III appellate review of a civil rights claim against state officials, a long-settled exercise of federal judicial power.