Sentencing “Reference vs. Reliance”: Considering Uncharged/Admitted Prior Abuse Without Upward Effect Does Not Create Procedural Error 1. Introduction In United States v. Michael Moran (3d Cir. Dec....
Third Circuit: Pennsylvania PCRA “Custody” Bar Is Not an Adequate Procedural-Default Ground; Plea Counsel Need Not Advise on Collateral Consequences After Patel 1. Introduction In Russell Tinsley v....
Adverse Action Requires Identifiable Employment Harm; Failure to Argue Pretext Forfeits Retaliation Appeal 1. Introduction In Gwendolyn Rice v. Secretary United States Navy (3d Cir. Dec. 22, 2025)...
Requiring Concrete Good Cause to Admit Hearsay at Supervised Release Revocation Hearings: Commentary on United States v. Pennycooke I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Third Circuit’s...
Younger v. Gross and the Poulis Framework: Affirming Rule 41(b) Dismissals of Pro Se § 1983 Actions I. Introduction The Third Circuit’s nonprecedential per curiam opinion in Christopher Younger v. R....
Evidentiary Use of Post‑Offense Firearm Videos and Victim Contact Testimony to Prove § 924(c) “Firearm” in Carjacking Cases: Commentary on United States v. Keenan Righter (3d Cir. 2025) Court: United...
Article III Mootness and Rescinded COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: A Commentary on Smith v. President United States of America (3d Cir. Dec. 8, 2025) I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Third...
Citizen-Informant Trespass Tips and Repeated Hand-in-Pocket Movements as Grounds for Terry Stops and Frisks: Commentary on United States v. Devin Travis (3d Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Third...
Structural Challenges to NLRB Proceedings as “Cases Growing Out of a Labor Dispute”: Commentary on Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Nursing Center LLC v. NLRB (3d Cir. Dec. 3, 2025) I. Introduction In...
State Residency Limits on Medical Aid in Dying and the Privileges and Immunities Clause: Commentary on Dr. Paul Bryman v. Phil Murphy 1. Introduction The Third Circuit’s precedential decision in Dr....
Otero v. Kane: Refining Substantive Due Process Standards for Police Pursuits and Bystander Injuries I. Introduction In Joshua Otero v. Christian Kane, the United States Court of Appeals for the...
United States v. Pina (3d Cir. 2025): Post‑Vacancy First Assistants, the FVRA Nomination Bar, and De Facto U.S. Attorneys by Delegation I. Introduction In a precedential decision issued on December...
Delegation Cannot Create a De Facto Acting U.S. Attorney: The Third Circuit’s Textual Re‑Set on the FVRA in United States v. Giraud I. Introduction In this precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of...
Reaffirming the Civil Service Reform Act’s Exclusive Channel for Federal Personnel Disputes: Commentary on Jain‑Miecell Roberson v. United States (3d Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Third Circuit’s...
Evolving Market Realities and NCAA Eligibility Rules: Antitrust Scrutiny and Market Definition After Jett Elad v. NCAA I. Introduction The Third Circuit’s precedential decision in Jett Elad v. NCAA,...
Loan‑Shark Extortion, Nexus to Protected Grounds, and the Original Meaning of “Particular Social Group” Commentary on Silvio Augusto Lima Carneiro v. Attorney General of the United States (3d Cir....
United States v. Knox: No Variance Relief Without Concrete Prejudice and No Appellate Review for Invited Sentencing Errors I. Introduction The Third Circuit’s non-precedential opinion in United...
Strict Contemporaneity for State-of-Mind Hearsay and the Role of Independent Investigations in Retaliation Claims: Commentary on Acevedo v. City of Reading (3d Cir. 2025) I. Introduction This...
Creditors Cannot Use § 363(b) to Obtain Payment of Their Professional Fees: Commentary on In re Boy Scouts of America (3d Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Third Circuit’s unpublished decision in In re...
Holistic Sentencing and Upward Variances in Cyberstalking Cases: Commentary on United States v. Marsico (3d Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Third Circuit’s nonprecedential decision in United States v....