“Dual-Track Appeals & the Residency Presumption” – New Fourth-Circuit Precedent on Reviewing CAFA Remand Orders Introduction In Television Tower, Inc. v. Goldberg, Nos. 24-141/142 & 24-1250/1251,...
“Beyond the Numbers” – Fourth Circuit Clarifies the Proof Standard for Selective-Enforcement Claims in United States v. Moore Introduction In United States v. Keith Rodney Moore, the U.S. Court of...
Anderson v. Ferguson – No Clearly-Established Prohibition on Police Use of the “Mandibular-Angle” Pressure Point Technique Introduction In Albert Anderson v. B. Ferguson, No. 22-7199 (4th Cir....
“Geographic Proximity Alone Does Not Equal ‘Substantial Control’” – The Fourth Circuit Narrows Title IX Liability for Off-Campus Misconduct Introduction In Jane Roe v. Marshall University Board of...
Colorado Navarro v. Bondi (4th Cir. 2025): Quantifying “More-Likely-Than-Not” Torture and Re-affirming the BIA’s Clear-Error Authority 1. Introduction In Jonathan Alexander Colorado Navarro v. Pamela...
“Speak Now or Forever Waive It” – The Fourth Circuit’s Specific-Objection Rule for Source-Code Attacks on Probabilistic DNA Software (United States v. Brandon Chavis & Melissa Beasley, 4th Cir. 2025)...
No “Magic-Words” Requirement: The Fourth Circuit Re-Affirms Minimal-Explanation Standard for Compassionate-Release Denials 1. Introduction In United States v. Larry Antonio Burleigh, No. 23-6254 (4th...
“Preservation over Source-Code”: Fourth Circuit Restricts Appellate Review of Probabilistic Genotyping Challenges and Clarifies Indictment-Variance Doctrine Introduction United States v. Melissa...
“Martinez v. Bondi”: The Fourth Circuit Clarifies the BIA’s Duty to Assess Prima-Facie Eligibility and Discretion in Motions to Reopen for Cancellation of Removal 1. Introduction The unpublished...
Fourth Circuit Clarifies Limits of § 1447(c): No Appellate Fee-Shifting and Stricter Policing of Successive Removals Introduction Donald Black v. Mantei & Associates, Ltd., No. 24-1439 (4th Cir. Jul....
Implicit Non-Indigency Findings Satisfy 18 U.S.C. § 3014: A Commentary on United States v. Cansler (4th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction The Fourth Circuit’s unpublished per curiam decision in United...
“No Bivens for the Task-Force Warrant”: The Fourth Circuit’s New Limit on Constitutional Damages Actions Against U.S. Marshals Introduction In Evy B. Orellana v. Deputy United States Marshal Ryan...
“Speak It or Lose It” – Fourth Circuit Re-Affirms the Rogers Rule on Oral Pronouncement of Supervised-Release Conditions in United States v. Kymberly Starr 1. Introduction The Fourth Circuit’s...
“Disarming the Dangerous” after Bruen and Rahimi: The Fourth Circuit’s Endorsement of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4) United States v. James Gould (4th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction United States v. James Gould...
“Distance Is No Defense” – Fourth Circuit Affirms Joint & Several Liability of Non-Present Partners and Clarifies Preservation Rules in Last-Clear-Chance Negligence Cases Introduction Robbie G....
“Raise It or Lose It” – Preservation of Last-Clear-Chance Theories and Broad Trial-Management Discretion under Plyler v. Cox (4th Cir. 2025) I. Introduction In Plyler v. Cox, the United States Court...
Columbia Gas v. RDFS – Fourth Circuit Affirms Expansive Maintenance Rights Under General Pipeline Easements and Clarifies Limits of the “Law-of-the-Case” Doctrine Introduction Columbia Gas...
The “No-Return Email” Doctrine: Fourth Circuit Clarifies that Employment Contracts Must Explicitly Require Employees to Return Company Emails 1. Introduction Aerotek, Inc. v. Kenneth Nosky, No....
“Same Taxpayer” Fixed at the Time of Payment: Fourth Circuit Clarifies § 6621(d) Interest-Netting After Mergers 1. Introduction Bank of America Corporation v. United States, decided on 29 July 2025...
Self-Forwarded Emails and the Scope of Post-Employment Covenants: The Fourth Circuit Defines the Limits of “Use” and “Return” Obligations in Allegis Group, Inc. v. Christopher Bero 1. Introduction...