United States v. Raphael Ross: Third Circuit Endorses a “Safety-Related Small Talk” Exception to Rodriguez I. Introduction United States v. Raphael Ross, No. 23-1631 (3d Cir. Aug. 19, 2025) marks the...
“Progressive-Discipline Deviations and Imperfect Investigations Are Insufficient to Prove ADA Pretext” A Detailed Commentary on Christina Grasty v. DaVita Inc., United States Court of Appeals for the...
Intent-to-Evade Without the Taxpayer: Murrin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the New Scope of § 6501(c)(1) I. Introduction In Stephanie Murrin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, No. 24-2037...
Reaffirming the Two-Prong Standard for Equitable Tolling in Immigration Motions to Reopen (Allaeldin Elhattab v. Attorney General, Third Circuit, 2025) 1. Introduction The United States Court of...
Third Circuit Clarifies That Beneficiaries of a Conflicted Tribunal Lack a § 1983 Due-Process Claim Absent Personal Prejudice Introduction East Ohio Capital LLC (“East Ohio”) partnered with the...
Substantial-Evidence Review of Mixed Questions after Wilkinson: A Comprehensive Commentary on Jose Ramos Jimenez v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir. Aug. 15 2025) 1. Introduction In...
Third Circuit Opens the Door to Judicial Review of “Good Moral Character” Findings in Cancellation-of-Removal Cases Introduction Josue Roman Sanchez v. Attorney General marks a pivotal moment in U.S....
“Diligence or Dismissal” – Third Circuit Re-affirms Strict Equitable-Tolling Standards and Post-Niz-Chavez NTA Challenges in Brown v. Attorney General (3d Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction The Third...
“Former Hearing” Means the Last IJ Hearing: Third Circuit Clarifies the Temporal Test for “New” Evidence in Motions to Reopen Introduction Jose Efrain Suchite-Salguero, a Guatemalan national,...
“Notice-and-Opportunity” Requirement Applies to § 3582(c)(2) Motions: Commentary on United States v. Harmon, 83 F.4th 101 (3d Cir. 2025) I. Introduction This commentary unpacks the Third Circuit’s...
Clarifying the Evidentiary Burden for Asserting Lawful Permanent Resident Status in Removal Proceedings – Commentary on Dynza Mackey v. Attorney General of the United States (3d Cir. 2025) 1....
“Taylor Post-Shinn Doctrine” – The Third Circuit Narrows Rule 60(b)(6) Habeas Relief and Clarifies ‘Reasonable Time’ Post-Martinez Introduction In Paul Gamboa Taylor v. Commissioner of Pennsylvania...
Muniz v. United States (3d Cir. 2025): The Administrative-Remedy Bar to New Bivens Actions 1. Introduction Rolando Muniz, a federal inmate, sought damages after an allegedly avoidable toe amputation...
Azer Scientific v. Quidel: Third Circuit Confirms that Definitive E-Mail Exchanges Can Form Binding Contracts under Pennsylvania Law Introduction The Third Circuit’s decision in Azer Scientific LLC...
“Follow the Form, or Be Formed into the Class” – Third Circuit Rejects the “Reasonable Indication” Opt-Out Standard under Rule 23 1. Introduction Perrigo Institutional Investor Group v. Papa, No....
United States v. Brown: Flight Equals Abandonment — A Passenger’s Loss of Standing to Challenge a Subsequent Vehicle Search Introduction United States v. Tylee Brown (3d Cir. Aug. 12, 2025) addresses...
“Post-Supervision Exhaustion” – Third Circuit Affirms that Completion of State Supervision Automatically Satisfies § 2254 Exhaustion Even After District-Court Dismissal I. Introduction Vamsidhar...
United States v. Dobbin: Third Circuit Authorizes Use of Non-Shepard Records to Prove the Fact—Though Not the Nature—of Prior Convictions in Career-Offender Sentencing Introduction United States v....
Intrinsic-vs-404(b) Evidence Clarified: United States v. Elijah Hakim (3d Cir. 2025) Introduction United States v. Elijah Hakim, No. 23-1713, decided 8 August 2025 by the Court of Appeals for the...
“Mouse-Clicks, Not Private Facts” – Third Circuit Declares Non-Personal Session-Replay Tracking Insufficient for Article III Standing 1. Introduction In Amber Cook v. GameStop Inc., the United States...