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Thursday, December 4, 2025

9:30 am Boston—John Joseph Moakley Courthouse

5 arguments · Panel: Barron, Kayatta, and Rikelman

Per the court’s argument calendar as of September 3, 2026. Panels and schedules can change—confirm with the clerk’s office.

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Also on this date: 9:30 am, Boston

3 of 5 cases decided · median 214 days from argument.

The panel

David J. Barron Chief Judge

Obama · 2014 · 12 years on the bench

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William J. Kayatta, Jr. Senior Judge

Obama · 2013 · 13 years on the bench

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Julie Rikelman

Biden · 2023 · 3 years on the bench

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The docket—order of call

Case Docket Audio Decision
United States v. Rey David Fulcar Appellant: 15 min. Appellee: 15 min. 24-1524 Listen Jul 6, 2026 Aff’d
United States v. Joan Rosado Maldonado Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. 25-1079 Listen Jul 6, 2026 Vac’d
Abdulkadir Abdisalam v. Strategic Delivery Solutions, LLC Appellant: 15 min. Appellee: 15 min. 25-1254 Listen Mar 17, 2026 Aff’d
Joshalyn Darden v. Colbea Enterprises, L.L.C., et al. Appellant 15 min. Appellees: 15 min. 25-1305 Listen pending
State of Rhode Island, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. Appellants: 20 min. Appellees: 20 min. Notable Stay pending appeal — Denied · Sep 11, 2025 order → 25-1477 court archive pending

A sitting is a day’s scheduled oral arguments before a single panel of the court. Calendar data follows the court’s published argument calendar (as of September 3, 2026); audio links are the court’s public recordings (index), typically posted the day of argument; decisions are joined from this site’s opinion database and reflect published dispositions only. Nothing here is legal advice or a prediction.