Uncharged “Structuring” Withdrawals Are Intrinsic Evidence of Payroll-Tax and Insurance-Premium Fraud Schemes (and Implicit-Bias Instructions Are Not Required Where Voir Dire and Neutrality...
FEMA Disaster-Grant Oversight Does Not Create an FLSA Employment Relationship with Nonprofit Case-Management Staff 1. Introduction Vernaliz Meredith Perez v. FEMA (1st Cir. Apr. 22, 2026) arises from...
Rule 703 Cannot Backdoor Testimonial Victim Statements: Expert “Basis” Testimony Triggers Crawford and Requires Harmless-Beyond-a-Reasonable-Doubt Review I. Introduction In United States v. Cartagena...
Domicile Confers General Jurisdiction Over Individuals, While Undeveloped Personal-Jurisdiction Theories Are Waived on Appeal I. Introduction In T. H. Glennon Co., Inc. v. Monday (1st Cir. Apr. 17,...
Limits on BIA Appellate Review: No New “Intent” Findings to Reverse Adjustment of Status Without IJ Factfinding I. Introduction In Taveras Martinez v. Blanche (1st Cir. Apr. 17, 2026), the First...
Ammunition-Quantity Upward Variances Require a Case-Specific Rationale—Especially When No Firearm Is Present Case: United States v. Nieves-Díaz (1st Cir. Apr. 14, 2026) | Panel: Barron (C.J.),...
Garcia-Navarro v. Universal Insurance Company — Preserved-Retroactivity Requirement and the “Intricate Part” Expansion of Professional-Services Exclusions Court: United States Court of Appeals for...
Waiting-Period “Conditions on Commercial Sale” Fall Outside Bruen Step One Absent Abusive Use: Beckwith v. Frey (1st Cir. 2026) Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Date: April...
Remand Required When a § 853(n) Petition Is Dismissed Without Addressing Leave to Amend, Especially for Pro Se Claimants I. Introduction United States v. Calderin-Pascual (1st Cir. Apr. 3, 2026)...
Post-Petition Employment Retaliation Claims Are PROMESA “Administrative Expenses” and Are Discharged if Not Timely Filed 1. Introduction Villalobos-Santana v. PR Police Department (1st Cir. Apr. 2,...
PROMESA Title III Discharge Bars Collection of § 1988 Fee Awards When Claimants Had Actual Knowledge and Missed the Administrative-Expense Bar Date I. Introduction In Ocasio v. Comision Estatal de...
Stipulation Is Not a Shield: Limited CSAM Publication and Agent Descriptions May Be Admitted Under Rule 403 to Prove Knowing Possession 1. Introduction In United States v. Ross (1st Cir. Apr. 2,...
Pleading Compulsion in As‑Applied IOLTA Compelled‑Speech Challenges Requires Plausible Net‑Interest Ineligibility I. Introduction Wescott v. Stanfill (1st Cir. Apr. 2, 2026) addresses an as-applied...
Precedent: A Motion to Dissolve Cannot Backdoor an Untimely Appeal; Dissolution Requires a Significant Intervening Change in Law or Fact (CoC/THUD) I. Introduction In National Alliance to End...
Appropriations Changes Do Not Reopen Unappealed Preliminary Injunctions: Dissolution Requires a Significant Intervening Change in Law or Fact 1. Introduction State of Washington v. U.S. Department of...
United States v. Ponzo: Bribe-Tainted Contract Revenues Are “Proceeds” Forfeitable Under § 981’s But-For Nexus; Rule 32.2 Timing Missteps Can Be Harmless 1. Introduction In United States v. Ponzo...
United States v. Ponzo: Bribe-Tainted Contract Profits Are Forfeitable “Proceeds” (Even if Self-Generated) and § 1001 Convictions Trigger Obstruction Enhancements 1. Introduction In United States v....
Bribery-Tainted Contract Profits Are Forfeitable “Proceeds” Under § 981(a)(2)(B) Using a But-For Nexus Even If the Defendant “Generated” the Customers Case: United States v. Ponzo Court: Court of...
Indicia-of-Reliability Standard for Double-Hearsay Co-Conspirator Statements Supporting U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(1) Firearm-Count Enhancements Case: United States v. Roache (1st Cir. Mar. 30, 2026) Court:...
Pleading Disability Discrimination Under ACA § 1557 for Obesity-Related Coverage Exclusions Requires “Fit” and “Meaningful Access” Facts Case: Holland v. Elevance Health, Inc. Court: U.S. Court of...