Affirming the Threshold for Access-to-Courts Injury and Other Prisoner-Civil-Rights Limits: A Commentary on Jones v. Harry (3d Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction Background. In James Jones v. Harry, an...
Collateral-Order Review of “Favorable Termination” in Malicious-Prosecution Immunity Appeals Commentary on Marcus Boone v. City of Elizabeth, 69 F.4th ___ (3d Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Third...
Boone v. City of Elizabeth: Limiting Interlocutory Appeals and Re-defining “Favorable Termination” after Thompson v. Clark 1. Introduction In Marcus Boone v. City of Elizabeth, the United States...
Third Circuit Re-Affirms Stringent Comparator Standard for “Class-of-One” Equal Protection Claims During Municipal Code Enforcement Charles Jaramillo et al. v. City of Coatesville et al., United...
“Treasury-Centric” Sovereign Immunity: The Third Circuit’s New Emphasis on Financial Impact in Tribal Arm-of-the-Tribe Analysis Introduction In Rashonna Ransom v. GreatPlains Finance LLC, the United...
Evergreen Clauses Trump the One-Employee Unit Rule: Third Circuit Fortifies § 9(a) Collective-Bargaining Agreements Introduction Case: Brian Trematore Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. v. Sheet Metal...
Norton v. Adams: Narrowing the Path for Federal Injunctions of State Foreclosure Sales under the Anti-Injunction Act Introduction In Bruce Norton v. Joseph C. Adams, No. 25-2361 (3d Cir. Aug. 1...
Empowering the Jury: Third Circuit Clarifies When Expert Causation Testimony Is Unnecessary in Pennsylvania Products-Liability Litigation I. Introduction In Keith Slatowski v. Sig Sauer Inc., No....
Ownership Alone Is Not Command: Third Circuit Clarifies “Person in Charge” Standard Under 18 U.S.C. § 2237(a)(1) 1. Introduction United States v. Jorge Romero-Amaro (3d Cir. 2025) addresses a...
Third Circuit Narrows the Reach of PHRA’s “Best Able and Most Competent” Clause and Raises the Bar for Certified Questions Introduction The decision in Pamela Kern v. DAS Companies Inc. (3d Cir. No....
Third Circuit Declares “Non-Renewal” Clauses That Waive NJFPA Protections Unenforceable: Commentary on Scion Hotels LLC v. Holiday Hospitality Franchising LLC, No. 24-2800 (3d Cir. 2025) 1....
No Spill-Over Prestige: Third Circuit Clarifies Article III Standing in Rankings-Fraud Suits – Comment on Budet v. Rutgers Business School (3d Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In Budet v. Rutgers Business...
Third Circuit Clarifies the Scope of Rule 32(i)(1)(C) Notice Obligations: United States v. Juan Montas Introduction United States v. Juan Montas, No. 24-1851 (3d Cir. July 30 2025), presented a...
Clarifying AEDPA’s “Clearly Established Law” Threshold: No Automatic Prejudice for Counsel’s Failure to Strike a Biased Juror Commentary on Daniel Stoffa v. Michael Zaken, No. 24-1638 (3d Cir. July...
Constructive Notice Suffices: Third Circuit Affirms No Due-Process Right to Personal Notice of the Asylum One-Year Deadline and Confirms Non-Reviewability of “Extraordinary Circumstances” Findings...
From “Newly Public” to “Newly Significant” – The Third Circuit Refines Price-Impact Rebuttal Under the Inflation-Maintenance Theory 1. Introduction In San Diego County Employees Retirement...
Beyond the Orchard: The Third Circuit Extends Jarkesy’s Article III Limitations to Department of Labor H-2A Enforcement Introduction In Sun Valley Orchards LLC v. United States Department of Labor,...
Reinforcing Federal Court Discretion Under the Declaratory Judgment Act in the Face of Conclusory Pleadings and Parallel State Proceedings Commentary on Michael Miller v. County of Lancaster, No....
United States v. Carey: “Prior Sentence” Includes Post-Conviction, Pre-Resentencing Terms & Other Lessons on Limited Remand Introduction United States v. Damon Todd Carey (3d Cir. July 25 2025)...
“No Resurrection by Silence” – Third Circuit Clarifies that a BIA Summary Affirmance Does Not Cure Failure to Exhaust Introduction In A. G.-G. v. Attorney General United States of America, No....