Pleading Retaliation Requires Employer Knowledge of Discrimination-Related Activity Case: Grygiel v. HealthEquity, Inc., No. 25-2109 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...
Pilot Associations’ Liability for Navigational Negligence Requires Control, Not Merely an Employment Relationship Case: Codan Forsikring A/S v. Bogus, No. 25-1770 Court: United States Court of...
Political-Patronage Qualified Immunity Is Objective, but Appeals Must Respect Assumed Facts Case: Ortiz-Resto v. Rivera-Schatz Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Decision:...
School Vaccination Mandates and Parental Free Exercise: Emerging Precedent Alone Does Not Justify an Injunction Pending Appeal Case: We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Makin Court: United States Court of...
Higher Representation Costs Alone Do Not Establish Lawyers’ Standing to Challenge Immigration Disclosure Practices Case: Greater Boston Legal Services v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Security Court: United...
United States v. Newton: Informed Self-Representation and Ground-Specific Preservation of Appellate Challenges Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Decision date: October 29,...
State Law, Not the Federal Filed Rate Doctrine, Governs Challenges to Massachusetts-Approved Auto Insurance Rates Case: Wright v. United Services Automobile Association Court: United States Court of...
Maine’s Foreclosure-Notice Protections Extend to Matured Loans and Judicially Established Equitable Mortgagors Case: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Bowden Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Rule 403 and Voir Dire Limit the Use of Homicide Charges to Prove Flight Motive Case: United States v. Barros Brandao, No. 25-1486 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Decided:...
Coconspirator Statements and Cumulative Error: Record-Supported Admission and Overwhelming Independent Evidence Sustain Conspiracy Convictions Case: United States v. Millan-Machuca, Nos. 20-1275,...
Coconspirator Statements and Cumulative Harmlessness: Corroboration and Independent Evidence Sustain Conspiracy Convictions Case: United States v. Quinones-Santiago, Nos. 20-1275, 20-1276, 20-1283...
Assumed Coconspirator-Statement Errors Do Not Require Reversal Without Individual or Cumulative Prejudice Case: United States v. Rosario-Orangel Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First...
Foreseeable Pleading Risks and SEC Disclosures: Limits on Amendment and Delayed Securities-Fraud Claims Case: MW Gestion v. 1Globe Capital LLC Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First...
Form 1099-C Does Not Itself Cancel Mortgage Debt or Override Conditional Forgiveness Terms Case: Dworman v. PHH Mortgage Services, No. 25-1407 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First...
Conditional Deportation Warnings Do Not Necessarily Bar Coram Nobis Relief for Affirmative Immigration Misadvice Case: Morillo v. United States, No. 25-2027 Court: United States Court of Appeals for...
Stalking and Threats in Asylum Claims: Substantial-Evidence Review and the Threshold for Persecution Case: Alvarado-Hernandez v. Blanche, No. 24-1447 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Minor-Role Reductions in Drug Cases: Primary Function Controls, Not Categorical Exclusions Case: United States v. Vizcaino Vizcaino Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...
Appointments Clause Challenges Do Not Expand Habeas Review of Issued Expedited Removal Orders Case: Alawieh v. Mullin Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date: October 13,...
Billed Claims May Establish Intended Loss Despite Contracted Reimbursement Rates United States v. Kinrys · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · September 21, 2026 Introduction...
An Unpleaded Employment Decision Cannot Support Damages Without Amendment or Consent DiFronzo v. City of Somerville — United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, September 21, 2026...