United States v. Jocelyn Benson

Panel

The judges who heard this appeal.

Senior Judge Ransey Guy Cole Jr. William J. Clinton
Judge John Baylor Nalbandian Donald J. Trump
Judge Andre Bernard Mathis Joseph R. Biden

Case history

Aug. 14

decided Decision issued in United States v. Jocelyn Benson
May 13

argued Oral argument in United States v. Jocelyn Benson

Opinions and writings

Opinion By Eric Earl Murphy Aug. 14, 2026

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Opinion of the Court By Andre Bernard Mathis June 24, 2026

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Concurrence By Eric Earl Murphy Aug. 14, 2026

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Dissent By Richard Allen Griffin Aug. 14, 2026

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Dissent By Amul Roger Thapar Aug. 14, 2026

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Dissent By John Baylor Nalbandian June 24, 2026

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Case record

Court: Sixth Circuit
Docket number: 26-1225
Status: Decided
Filed: Feb. 27, 2026
Argued: May 13, 2026
Decided: Aug. 14, 2026
Terminated: June 24, 2026
Last filing: Aug. 14, 2026
Publication: Published
Nature of suit: 2441 Civil Rights: Voting
Case type: Civil, United States as party, Federal Question

Origin

Court below: Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids
Docket below: 1:25-cv-01148

Oral argument

Argued: May 13, 2026
Duration: 40 minutes

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