Res Judicata and Absolute Immunities Bar Serial Collateral Civil Suits Over Prior Proceedings Introduction In Jameson Rosado v. Joseph A. Dickson (3d Cir. Aug. 11, 2026) (non-precedential), the Third...
Producer-Controlled Hiring Defeats Union Liability and “Average Age” Comparisons: ADEA Causation and Hiring-Hall Limits Under Producer’s Choice Introduction In Timothy McLaughlin v. International...
Second Amendment Does Not Extend to Unlicensed Export of Firearms Abroad; AECA’s U.S. Munitions List Delegation Sustained 1. Introduction In United States v. Derby Clerfe (3d Cir. Aug. 10, 2026), the...
Standing to Enjoin Allegedly Racist Policing Requires (1) a Plausible Policy/Pattern and (2) a Real, Immediate Personal Threat—Advocacy Resource-Diversion Is Not Organizational Injury Case: NAACP...
Third Circuit: Arbitrators May Clarify an Ambiguous Interim Liability Award Under the Functus Officio “Ambiguity Exception,” Even When Damages Remain Open I. Introduction In Prospect Capital...
Patient “Cost-Support” Fax Can Be a TCPA Advertisement Even with Informational Content 1. Introduction In S.A.S.B. CORP v. Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. (3d Cir. Aug. 7, 2026), S.A.S.B....
Third Circuit: Arbitrators May Clarify an Ambiguous Merits Award (Even After Issuance) When AAA Rules Delegate Functus Officio Boundaries 1. Introduction In Prospect Capital Management L.P. v....
Vacatur Required When a Preliminary-Injunction Dispute Becomes Moot Before the District Court Rules 1. Introduction Case: Ryan Castaneira v. C. Fox (3d Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) (not precedential). Parties:...
Third Circuit Defines FCA § 3730(h) “Other Efforts” Protected Activity: Objectively Reasonable Belief of False Claims Required; Rule 9(b) Does Not Apply 1. Introduction In Paul Lisenby v. Olympus...
Third Circuit: “Reference vs. Reliance” Controls Due-Process Sentencing Claims (Plain-Error Review), and Unraised § 3553(a)(6) Disparity Arguments Rarely Succeed Case: United States v. Christian...
Rule 403 and Rule 701 Limits on “Murder-Trial” Proof in a § 922(g) Case—Errors Deemed Harmless Amid Strong Circumstantial Evidence I. Introduction United States v. Lamar McCullough (3d Cir. Aug. 4,...
Third Circuit Treats 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) (Online Enticement/Attempt) as Categorical “Sexual Abuse of a Minor” Aggravated Felony—No Actual Minor Required 1) Introduction In Dameon Allen v. Attorney...
Pro Se Removal Proceedings: Immigration Judges Must Develop the Record on Dispositive, Favorable Issues Raised by the Applicant I. Introduction Ildar Ruzmetovich Niyazov v. Attorney General United...
Plaintiff-Caused Foreign Delay and Ongoing Parallel Proceedings Support Forum Non Conveniens Dismissal Despite Defendant’s New Jersey Home Forum Introduction In Martin and Harris Private Ltd v. Merck...
Rejected BIA eFilings Are Treated as Unfiled—and Thus Unreviewable on Petition for Review 1. Introduction In Arefin Chowdhury v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir. Aug. 6, 2026)...
Fifth-Amendment Unavailability as “Good Cause” and Video-Corroborated Reliability for Hearsay at Supervised-Release Revocation 1. Introduction In United States v. Delrico Clyburn (3d Cir. Aug. 6,...
Revocation and Reimposed, Time-Limited Internet/Social-Media Conditions Are Valid When Individually Tailored to Supervised-Release Violations and Reoffense Risk Case: United States v. Randall Hayes...
Corrected Allocution Misapprehension and Deferential Review of a Below-Guidelines Child-Exploitation Sentence Introduction In United States v. Tyleeya Williams (3d Cir. Aug. 5, 2026)...
“Abduction” Enhancement Applies to Forced Movement Within a Single Store When the Victims Are Relocated to a Distinct Area to Facilitate the Robbery Case: United States v. Jamal Gwaltney (Third...
Rooker-Feldman Bars Federal Injunctions Seeking to Vacate State Custody/Support Orders Despite Due-Process Framing Introduction In Eric Weiss v. Deborah Posner (3d Cir. Aug. 5, 2026)...