Non-Debtor Contractors Lack “Person Aggrieved” Standing to Appeal Title III Stay Orders Absent Direct, Creditor-Protective Pecuniary Harm Case: LUMA Energy LLC v. Puerto Rico Dep't of Consumer...
APA Grant-Freeze Litigation: Categorical Pauses Are Reviewable and Likely Arbitrary, but Courts Cannot Order Grant Payments (First Cir. 2026) Case: Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. USDA...
Temporary Courthouse Buffer-Zone Appeals Become Moot Upon Trial’s End Absent a Non-Speculative Showing of Recurrence; Vacatur Limited to the Appealed Portion Case: Grant v. Trial Court of the...
Imminent Election-Administration Burdens Confer State Standing and Ripen Pre-Enforcement Challenges to Federal Election Executive Orders 1. Introduction In State of California; et al. v. Donald J....
States Have Standing to Pre-Enforce Election Executive Orders When Imminent Election Deadlines Force Present Planning Costs and Create Credible Enforcement Risks (Stay Denied) Case: State of...
Clear-Statement Limits on INA § 1182(f) “Restrictions” to Impose a $100,000 H‑1B Payment; Agency Implementation of Presidential Directives Ordinarily Remains APA-Reviewable 1. Introduction In State...
Concealment-Based Interdependence Confirms a Single Wire-Fraud Conspiracy; No Appellate Jurisdiction Without a Separate Notice of Appeal for § 3582 Denials (First Circuit) I. Introduction In United...
Rana v. Blanche: Medical Evidence Triggering Matter of M-A-M- Requires a Competency Finding; Credibility Is Not a Substitute Introduction In Rana v. Blanche (1st Cir. July 23, 2026), the United...
Recchia v. Campbell: Capen Controls Facial Second Amendment Challenges to Massachusetts’s Assault-Style Firearm Ban; No Dormant Commerce Clause or Equal-Protection Workaround Court: U.S. Court of...
“Sole Discretion” Still Requires a Reason: “Warranted” Dealer Appointments Need Only a Contract-Objective Rationale, and the Implied Covenant Cannot Add Extra-Contractual Disclosure Duties 1....
Deferred MVRA Restitution Survives Notice of Appeal; Fake-Identity Account Opening and Withdrawals Constitute § 1344(1) Bank Fraud Case: United States v. Omoruyi (1st Cir. July 15, 2026) Panel:...
Ambiguous Sentencing Rationale Requires Limited Remand for Clarification of “Association with Convicted Felons” Case: United States v. Figueroa-Roman (No. 20-1170) Court: Court of Appeals for the...
AEDPA Deference to State Remmer/Fidler Findings: No Per Se Prejudice from Juror’s Post-Trial Claim of Social-Media/Courthouse-Pressure 1. Introduction Adames-Garcia v. Divris (1st Cir. July 14, 2026)...
Fake-Identity Bank Accounts Constitute Bank Fraud Against the Bank; Deferred Restitution Survives a Pending Appeal Case: United States v. Omoruyi (1st Cir. July 15, 2026) Panel: Gelpí, Thompson, and...
Fake-Identity Bank Account Holders Are Not “Customers” Under Shaw: Bank Fraud Proof and Deferred-Restitution Jurisdiction Case: United States v. Omoruyi (1st Cir. July 15, 2026) | Charges: 18 U.S.C....
Fake-Identity “Customers” and Deferred Restitution: Bank Fraud Property Interests Under § 1344(1) and MVRA Jurisdiction I. Introduction In United States v. Omoruyi (1st Cir. July 15, 2026), the First...
Certification on Whether Hotel Beach-Area Contractors Owe Puerto Rico’s Heightened Innkeeper Duty Case: Wilson v. Iguana Sport Services, Corp. (1st Cir. July 15, 2026) Court: United States Court of...
Ambiguous Sentencing Rationale Requires Remand for Clarification When “Association with Convicted Felons” Obstructs Appellate Review 1. Introduction United States v. Figueroa-Roman is a First Circuit...
Pretext and But-For Causation Standards for Tenure Denials and Independent Research-Misconduct Proceedings I. Introduction In Farid v. Trustees of Dartmouth College (1st Cir. July 13, 2026), Amro...
CDC’s Six-Month Dog Import Age Rule Upheld as a § 264(a) “Inspection” Measure (Not a § 265 Import Ban) 1. Introduction Bruno Project Rescue, Inc. v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1st...