Opinions

Opinions & Orders – October 26, 2026

This morning, the Federal Circuit released three nonprecedential opinions and four nonprecedential orders. Two of the opinions come in cases appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board; the third comes in a patent case appealed from the Central District of California. As for today’s orders, one denies a petition for a writ of mandamus in a case addressing veterans law, one dismisses a case for lack of jurisdiction, one grants an agreed motion to dismiss, and one transfers an employment discrimination case to the Eastern District of Texas. Here are the introductions to the opinions and substantive orders, along with a link to the agreed dismissal.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – September 16, 2026

This morning, the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, four nonprecedential opinions, one dismissal, and four Rule 36 summary affirmances. The precedential opinion comes in a government contract case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims. As for the nonprecedential opinions, two come in veterans cases appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, one comes in a case appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board, and one comes in a case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims, which dismissed a complaint for lack of jurisdiction. Here are the introductions to the opinions along with links to the orders.

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Opinions

Opinions & Orders – September 15, 2026

This morning, the Federal Circuit released four nonprecedential opinions and four Rule 36 summary affirmances. Two of the opinions come in veterans cases appealed from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, one comes in a case appealing a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and one comes in a case appealed from the Court of Federal Claims, which dismissed a complaint for lack of jurisdiction. Here are the introductions to the opinions along with links to the summary affirmances.

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