Proposed Presidential Electors Lack Article III Standing to Challenge Candidate Disqualification Absent a Personal Ballot-Access Injury or Third-Party Standing Introduction In Rohr v. State of Utah...
Perfunctory BIA Briefing Does Not Exhaust CAT Theories; Underfunded/Neglectful Institutional Conditions in Mexico Lack “Specific Intent” for CAT Torture Introduction Case: Garcia-Botello v. Bondi,...
Limitations Accrue on Receipt of UM/UIM Stacking-Rejection Policy Documents; Later Litigation Disclosures Do Not Equitably Toll Absent Particularized Fraudulent Concealment 1. Introduction In Hollis...
United States v. Labs: Reasonable Suspicion at the “Rodriguez Moment” Validates a Canine-Related Extension of a Traffic Stop; § 922(g)(1) Challenge Foreclosed by Circuit Precedent Introduction In...
Internal Safety Policies and Independent-Contractor Injuries: No Kansas Tort Duty Without Knowledge, Retained-Control Causation, or § 324A Reliance 1. Introduction In Chilelli v. Signify North...
NMHRA Vaccine-Exemption Pleading Rule: Disability Claims Must Allege a Major Life Activity; Common-Law Retaliation Must Cite a Clear Public Policy 1. Introduction In Spinelli v. Coherus Biosciences,...
Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs: Digital Warrant Particularity Requires Crime-Tethered Limits; “All” Social-Media Requests and Untethered Keyword Seizures Are Overbroad 1. Introduction...
Berry v. Bondi: No Waiver of Title VII Exhaustion by Agency Acceptance/Investigation of Untimely EEO Complaints Introduction In Berry v. Bondi (10th Cir. Feb. 23, 2026), former FBI Special Agent...
Tenth Circuit: § 2255(e) Savings Clause Does Not Permit § 2241 Brady/Giglio/Napue Attacks that Fail § 2255(h) Introduction In Moreno v. United States (10th Cir. Feb. 20, 2026), petitioner-appellant...
United States v. Capps — Appellate Review Barred When a Nonparty Fails to Timely Intervene and Appellants Fail to Preserve (or Plainly-Error Brief) Priority Arguments in Restitution Garnishment...
Express Plea-Waiver Language Bars Appeals from Revocation Sentences as “New Sentences” Case: United States v. Louis (10th Cir. Feb. 18, 2026) Disposition: Motion to enforce appeal waiver granted;...
Bankruptcy Appellate Standing: Failure to Object and Lack of a Pecuniary, Creditor-Level Interest Require Dismissal Introduction In Charles Rodrick v. David Wadsworth, the United States Bankruptcy...
Representative-Statement Review Under the PSLRA When Parties Litigate Securities-Fraud Allegations by Category Case: Lingam v. Dish Network Corporation, No. 25-1157 (10th Cir. Feb. 17, 2026) Court:...
Rogne v. City of Catoosa: Oklahoma’s Savings Statute Does Not Revive a § 1983 Takings Claim After State Inverse-Condemnation Litigation Ends “On the Merits” Introduction In Rogne v. City of Catoosa...
United States v. Beckner: Sham-Marriage and Offshore-Ties Evidence Admissible to Prove Control and Consciousness of Guilt; Leader/Extensive and Sophisticated-Means Enhancements Affirmed 1....
Dees v. Weiser: Federal Habeas Cannot Be Used to Relitigate State Child-Custody Orders; Pro Se Parents Cannot Litigate for Minors and “Hybrid” Habeas/§ 1983 Pleadings Must Be Separated 1....
Ultra Vires Is Waivable: Exhaustion and OSHA General Duty Enforcement of Psychiatric Workplace Violence Introduction In Cedar Springs Hospital, Inc. v. Occupational Health and Safety Review...
Tenth Circuit Warning: AI-Fabricated Case Citations Are Sanctionable; Extortion-Driven Threats Usually Fail the Asylum “Nexus” Requirement Absent Evidence of Protected-Ground Animus 1. Introduction...
Ultimate-Parent Common Ownership and On-Site Safety Oversight Can Render a Management Affiliate an OSHA “Employer” 1. Introduction In UHS of Delaware v. Occupational Health and Safety Review...
Clear Magistrate-Notice Enforces the Tenth Circuit’s Firm Waiver Rule (and Bars COA) Despite “May File” Wording — Vigil v. Martinez 1. Introduction In Vigil v. Martinez (10th Cir. Feb. 13, 2026),...