Mukantagara v. Noem: District-Court Jurisdiction Survives § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) for the Nondiscretionary Eligibility Step in Refugee-Status Terminations Under § 1157(c)(4) Introduction In Mukantagara...
Title VII/ADA/ADEA Employee-Numerosity Is a Merits Element (Not Jurisdiction), Yet Summary Judgment Lies Where the Plaintiff Produces No Evidence of Coverage Introduction In Rhone v. Schmanke (10th...
Proving “Non-Indian” Status Under 18 U.S.C. § 1152 Requires More Than Database Checks, Birthplace Evidence, and Limited Tribal Inquiries Introduction In United States v. Ruiz (10th Cir. Jan. 12,...
Stice v. Bergman: COA Denied Where Petitioner Repeats Ineffective-Assistance Allegations Without Showing Debatable § 2254(d) Error 1. Introduction Case: Stice v. Bergman; The Attorney General of the...
English-Only Plea Agreements and Appeal-Waiver Enforceability After a Rule 11 Colloquy 1. Introduction In United States v. Marin (10th Cir. Jan. 12, 2026) (Order and Judgment), the Tenth Circuit...
Failure-to-Train Monell Liability Requires a Predicate Constitutional Violation; Systemic Theories Must Be Preserved on Appeal Case: Myers v. Turn Key Health Clinics (No. 24-5113) | Court: U.S. Court...
Rule 11(c)(1) Line-Drawing: A Judge May Address Counsel-Withdrawal Fallout and Note Plea-Offer Revocability Without “Participating” in Plea Negotiations 1. Introduction United States v. Eckstein...
Country-Conditions Arguments May Exhaust an Internal-Relocation Challenge; Speculative Hardship Plans Do Not Establish “Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship” I. Introduction Case: Hernandez...
Bruner v. Cassidy: Continuing Prone Back-Pressure After a Suspect Is Subdued Defeats Qualified Immunity (Even Where Bodycam Footage Is Ambiguous) 1. Introduction Case: Bruner v. Cassidy, No. 23-6216...
Implied Temporary Caretaking Triggers U.S.S.G. § 2A3.2(b)(1) When a Guardian Entrusts a Minor for Overnight Visits 1. Introduction In United States v. Chumwalooky (10th Cir. Jan. 7, 2026)...
Search-Incident-to-Arrest in the Tenth Circuit Requires an Actual Arrest; Post-Search “Consent” Does Not Cure an Illegal Wallet Search 1. Introduction In Montgomery v. Cruz (10th Cir. Jan. 6, 2026),...
Tenth Circuit: No Presumed Lanham Act Injury Without Proof of a “Two Significant Participants” Market; Actual Injury Requires Evidence of Ad Exposure and Causation Introduction In Kesters...
Sanchez-Cabrera v. Bondi: Generalized Emotional/Economic Hardship and Unproven Medical/Education Barriers Do Not Meet “Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship” Under Deferential Post-Wilkinson...
Minimal-Nexus Good Faith: Reliance on a Warrant to Search a Home When the Suspect’s Crime-Related Vehicle Is Parked There Introduction In United States v. Williams (10th Cir. Jan. 2, 2026)...
KTCA Discretionary-Function Immunity Bars Negligent-Supervision Claims Attacking Patient-Protection Policies (Hennessey v. University of Kansas Hospital Authority) Introduction In Hennessey v....
Rule 60(b)(4) Voidness Is Narrow: Untimely Rule 60 Motions Do Not Preserve Appellate Review of Underlying Title VII Dismissals 1. Introduction In Lawrence v. Bonaventure of Castle Rock (10th Cir....
Appeal Waivers Are Enforced When the Plea Colloquy Ultimately Confirms Understanding, Despite Early Confusion Introduction In United States v. Jones (10th Cir. Jan. 5, 2026) (unpublished order and...
Tenth Circuit Limits Tying-Claim Plaintiffs to “Efficient Enforcers” and Bars End-Run Appeals of Class-Cert Denials via Voluntary Dismissal 1. Introduction In North Brevard County Hospital District...
USERRA Summary-Judgment Rule: A Promotion-Explanation “Military Duty” Statement Is Not a Stray Remark, and the Employer Must Prove Same-Action Causation Case: Porter v. Trans States Holdings (No....
COA Denied When Appellant Fails to Contest AEDPA Untimeliness and Tolling Rulings Case: Wytch v. Rogers Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: December 31, 2025...