Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law
Sitting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was established in 1891 and serves the areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It exercises appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
- District of Delaware
- District of New Jersey
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Western District of Pennsylvania
- District Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands
The court is particularly known for its influential decisions in the area of business and commercial disputes due to its jurisdiction over Delaware, the state in which over 50 percent of publicly traded companies are incorporated.
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Recent Decisions From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Date: September 2, 2026
Docket Number: 24-2433
Date: September 1, 2026
Docket Number: 24-2125
Justia Opinion Summary: Federal agents intercepted a package containing three silencers shipped from China to Joseph Berger’s residence in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Upon searching the home with a warrant, agents discovered more than sixty…
Date: September 1, 2026
Docket Number: 25-1490
Justia Opinion Summary: The petitioner, a lawful permanent resident admitted to the United States in 1993, was ordered removed in 2011 based on a 1997 New York conviction for attempted third-degree criminal sale of cocaine. He did not appeal…
Date: September 1, 2026
Docket Number: 25-2118
Justia Opinion Summary: Police investigating a suspicious package at a UPS facility in Pennsylvania discovered it contained methamphetamine after a drug-sniffing dog alerted and a search warrant was obtained for the box. Officers planned to…
Date: September 1, 2026
Docket Number: 25-3012
Justia Opinion Summary: The case concerns a noncitizen from El Salvador who lawfully entered the United States on a nonimmigrant temporary visa with work authorization. While residing in the United States, he was stopped by a Pennsylvania state…
Date: August 31, 2026
Docket Number: 25-1808
Justia Opinion Summary: The appellant was injured in a car accident while driving a 2002 Ford Explorer in the U.S. Virgin Islands when the vehicle’s airbags allegedly deployed spontaneously, resulting in a loss of control and a collision with a…
Date: August 31, 2026
Docket Number: 25-2090
Justia Opinion Summary: Several plaintiffs challenged a New Jersey law requiring any doctor who wishes to provide telemedicine services to a patient located in New Jersey to first obtain a license from the state’s Board of Medical Examiners.…
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