Third Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Sitting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was established in 1891 and serves the areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the US Virgin Islands. It exercises appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:

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.

Browse Opinions From the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nicholas Fatiga v. Warden Fairton FCI
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 19-2776
Marcus Wallace v. Patriot Federal Credit Union
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2890
USA v. Roman Murray
Date: March 18, 2024
Docket Number: 23-3175
Rebecca Nelson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co
Date: March 15, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1793
Tracie Gardner v. Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2785
RGN-Group Holdings LLC v.
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 22-3019
USA v. Quaruan Chance
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 22-3191
USA v. Joshua Peters
Date: March 14, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1725
Lucas Ivers v. Brentwood Borough School District
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1799
Leroy Williams v. School District of Philadelphia
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2060
Martin Jones v. Michael Kaminski
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2256
W. Pedder v. Commissioner Social Security
Date: March 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-2386
Abel Mendez v. Attorney General United States
Date: March 12, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1518
United States v. Alowemer  
Date: March 12, 2024
Docket Number: 22-3217

Justia Opinion Summary: The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard an appeal from Mustafa Alowemer, a Syrian refugee living in the U.S. who had become a radical Islamist and plotted to bomb a Nigerian-American church in…

Pinkney v. Meadville Pennsylvania  
Date: March 12, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1095

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, Kobe Pinkney sued Officer Jared Frum and others for false arrest and malicious prosecution. Officer Frum, in an investigation into an assault, had obtained an arrest warrant for Pinkney based on a witness…

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